I start at my house. I prefer to start here, there is no reason not to. I guess I should be thankfull. I can certainly see that there are many places where this is not possible.
I can ride to Boston, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Island, Connecticut and a lot of coastline beaches from right here. I do use the car for group rides at far locations with others a few times a year. Not many.