I leave the house at 5:20 am and earlier if need be. I prefer if I must ride in the dark that it be in the am when no one else is really around. If I push my hours of work later then I get out later in the day. I do not want to be on the road in the dark with people just getting out of work, needing to catch up on the texting, making life plans, basically not paying a bit of attention to the road.

A very nice commute this am with the temp at 51 f degrees. I saw a rabbit at the edge of the road run back to safety, good for you buddy, I thought.