Originally Posted by
shundaroni
For those of you who commute to work/school on a semi-regular basis, how many have adjusted your route for the sake of safety, and what has it added in terms of distance/time compared to the most efficient route?
I'm in the current predicament of mapping out my upcoming route from afar.
I'm moving to Lexington, KY in July to attend UK Law School in the Fall. For those familiar with the area, my apartment is between Harrodsburg Rd and Man'o'war out past New Circle (Beaumont Center). For those not familiar, this translates into an efficient distance of five miles. That assumes I hit the main arteries and put myself in the midst of downtown traffic.
I've been playing around with MapMyRide.com and came up with a route that seems relatively safe based on my general traffic experience in Lex. It adds just over half a mile to the efficient route, but there are several more turns, so I'm sure I'll add several minutes. Not a big deal, in my opinion.
Who else has had to do this? I'm disregarding those who do it just for scenery--I'm sure I'll do that occasionally myself. But this is more of a practical discussion.
First, let me first say congrats on getting in to UK's law school. I currently live in Lexington and commute to work. I'm trying to get into law school myself. I just signed up to take the LSAT in December so I've been studying like crazy!
As for your commute, I know Harrodsburg rd gets pretty hectic in the morning. Depending on what time you leave it can get pretty bad. You may want to go down Harrodsburg Rd a little ways and then take a right on Pasadena and then a left on Clays Mill. Although traffic is REALLY bad when school is in session because there is Lexington Catholic High and an elementary school right across from it. But the speed limit is only 35-40 I believe. This will take you back to Harrodsburg rd but keeps you off of it. But if you are comfortable with riding on the rd then riding along on Harrodsburg shouldn't be a problem because it is fairly wide.
Depending on your your return trip you should try coming back on Clays Mill RD and taking it all the way down and take a right on Wellington Way and then another right on Arrowhead Dr. This will take you back to Harrodsburg rd through residential neighborhoods with some nice houses
. I'm not exactly sure where you will be staying and what time you will be coming home but this keeps you from riding back on harrodsburg rd during rush hour. Cars merge off of new circle and go right and it could be difficult to manage at peak hours.
If you have any questions feel free to PM me. I'd definitely like to ask you a few things about the LSAT and get any helpful tips on getting a good score.
