One word for mine:

SUCKS!

Have to deal with construction traffic, idiots, women doing their nails (while driving, go figure), people reading, teenagers who have no clue how to drive, red lights, stop and go traffic, people broken down in the center lane, did I mention construction traffic?, and senior citizens who should not be out in rush hour!

Wow, this is like therapy for me. I feel so much better......ahhhh. This is why I drive a big 'ol Expedition back and forth to work. For me, riding is done on the weekends and evenings. Its dangerous out there and in my area, someone is always getting hurt or worse on a bike....Sad but true. Need to move out to the country...

 

Whaap...Whether interpreted wrong or not, this is awesome advice. Definitely worth everyone reading. We should start a safety tips post on here. Good way to learn new things or old things that we have forgotten...Thanks for the advice.

 

25 mile each way. I ride in your tipical urban rush hour traffic. Just today I was behind a female cager who was stairing at people filling up at a gas station and not paying attention to the lights. I honked and honked but she didn't hear my whimpy horn. Will be getting some loud horns for my next upgrade. : )

 

30 miles each way on the 405 freeway from Orange County CA to Los Angeles International Airport. I work the swing shift so I don't have much traffic going to work (the heavy traffic is going southbound that time of day) and no traffic coming home at 1:00 am. I ride in the carpool lane on the way up which I like because it isolates me from most of the freeway traffic. The flow of traffic in the carpool lane is normaly around 75 - 80 MPH! Yee Haw! The best part is, my SUV was costing me $600 a month in gas. Now that I have my Sporty I'm only spending about $100 a month for gas. My motorcycle payment is a little less than $250 a month, so that meens not only is my bike FREE it is actualy paying me $250 a month! Yes, life is good!

 

About 26 miles each way in serious traffic each way. It takes about an hour to get in and anywhere from 1-2 hours to get home. Sitting in the hot Houston humidity sucks big time. And I ride everyday. I can't afford not to with these gas prices. (That is, when my bike's not in the shop like it is now).

 

My bad on mixing up what I was saying. Definately excellent advice, and I certainly have not, and would not get into the turn next to a car. The main point I was making is that the space in those turns feels much more confining in a car, whether or not a car is next to me. However, if a car is next to me (while in my car), it feels that much more claustrophobic.

As a side note, I have been reading Proficient Motorcycling, so I'm definately learning about playing it safe and avoiding any situations that "could" turn into a problem, rather than avoiding situations that "are" a problem. I'm about half way through the book, and I've been putting the lessons from it into practice in the evening when the traffic is lighter. The break-in instructions for the Sportster recommend not doing quick stops early in the break-in period, so I havn't worked on stopping on a dime yet, but I'm practicing everything else I can from the MSF class, and from the book.

 

my ride to work is 2 and 1/2 miles. my ride home is between 15 and 40. I take the real long way home.

 

About 7 miles to work. Not enough time to enjoy the ride but still I ride.

 

Im getting ready for my first street bike, and first time riding in over 15 years, i will be commuting 55 miles one way.
It is all highway driving, the morning run will be ez, because ill be leaving at 430 am, and no traffic, the afternoon will be a bit more challenging.
This is both a good excuse to get a bike (gas mileage) and a dream realized.
I loved being on bikes in my teens, and never had the money or time to get a bike. Now I sold my house, made a bundle on the sale, and needed to find a commuter vehicle, and realized this would be perfect for me.
wish me luck, i start a beginners riding/safety course today.

 

My commute is about 32 miles one way of mostly highway w/ some surface streets. I live in a pretty small town though, so there isn't a lot of traffic getting to the highway and not to bad on the highway, but the rocks and dirt kicked up by the big-rigs (hgwy is main truck route thru Central Oregon) sure does hurt the face[:@] Oregon is a beautiful place to ride and live, was in So. Cal til 2 years ago and would never go back.