Jim, Yes, I have lots of traffic. I leave at 6:30 but still there are lots of cars. When I commuted to West Newton I had more back roads to choose from but I cut a couple of miles by taking 117 to route 20 into Waltham, then cut down Moody to West Newton. Downtown Waltham was no picnic. This is not a bad ride and the drivers so far have been nice even if I am the only commuter. Hopefully I will encourage a few more to emerge. I thought I saw 2 newbies today! I gave them both a nod.