Originally Posted by
Aletifer
That's part of it for me. I park just outside of where the beltway gets clogged and bike in from there. However, because of the distance I'd say that the time savings is almost a wash for me.
It may take the same amount of time to ride into DC as drive.
But think of the savings to your sanity by not having to deal with stop and go DC traffic nearly as much.
If you can average 10mph on a bike in city traffic you feel like you're flying.
But if you average 10mph in a car in city traffic it feels like trying to run through mud and is the most aggravating thing on the planet
ANYTHING that prevents you from having to drive inside the DC beltway is a good thing. Plus you don't have to park once you get there.