I commute about 15 miles each way from W. Los Angeles down Venice Blvd. to downtown LA and on down to South East Los Angeles. If one is careful, it's not as hairy as it seems. Many drivers here are actually a lot more considerate than you'd expect. To me, downtown LA is beautiful at 6:00am. It's still warm enough to ride with a t-shirt here. I hope I'm posting this correctly.