Originally Posted by
Hickeydog
PPM. Small (I make the 5th worker) company. They are off of Merchantile Rd. I would take Brandywine (my street) north to Olde 8 to New 8 to Harvard to Green to Merchantile. Aside from Brandywine, it's all 4 lanes and slow streets. And the ironic thing is that I did virtually the same route on my first ride with my new bike...
Well I can see why your parents are worried. Brandywine and Olde 8 are great, till you get up there near the 8/271 construction, where the drivers are just plain frustrated, in a hurry and impatient. It gets worse once you get to Harvard, Green and Merchantile...where you got all the rude, impatient pretty people who are in a hurry and yapping on their iPhones. I don't even like driving through there from 8 on up.
I'm not saying it isn't perfectly rideable, but there are other routes you could choose that might make your parents a little more comfortable. Google is your friend...scope out the different route choices then have your parents even go with you to check them out (after you have done so yourself) and you might just bring them around.
FYI, my first work commute was from Parma Hts to 14th & Euclid when I was just 13. Been riding to work ever since, in lots of different cities, towns and countries and I am still in one piece...if that helps.