Originally Posted by cyccommute
I think the biggest mistake newbies make, and the one that keeps most people from riding a bicycle to work, is to look at routes with "car eyes". .
+1
Trying to find the best bike route and not the best car route is hard to learn at first. Lots of connecting lanes, and short paths that have barriers to stop cars but allow bikes thru, using them allows routes that are impossible by car and take 'exploring' to find.