Originally Posted by
RonE
I struggled with the decision for a while because it actually took about 20 minutes longer each way for me to drive and bike than it did to bike the whole way from my house due to distance and traffic to/from the mall, and to loading/unloading my bike in the car). Eventually, I returned to my original home to office commute with a few tweaks to the route that has reduced the negative interactions with drivers.
that's what kept me from using our local park & pedal program. I would have to sit in my car, in traffic, for at least 30 minutes just so I could ride an hour on my bike. made more sens to just ride my bike 2 hours. saving 30 minutes wasn't worth the hassle