Originally Posted by
noglider
[MENTION=151366]BobbyG[/MENTION], you check google maps before you head out? I do that in the car but not the bike. Traffic generally doesn't affect my bike travel times.
No, I don't check Google traffic for traffic when I bike. I was driving when Google alerted me to delays. I took old bike routes to avoid them.
I do use Google maps to plan bike routes to unfamiliar destinations in so far as checking infrastructure for bike lanes, shouldets, etc, but not for traffic conditions and jams.