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For me, it's a quality of life issue. I use CaBi for half of my commute, even though Metro would be about the same time-wise (given that I have to walk from the Metro station but there's a CaBi dock right outside my office). Metro might even be a minute or two faster, since it's a one-seat trip instead of getting off the train and on the bike or the reverse. (I intend to bike all the way to/from my "home" Metro station once some improvements and a CaBi station go in).

So, being rational...why would I do this? It allows me to avoid the most crowded part of Metro. I no longer have the frustration of tourists, Caps fans, and other annoyances for half of my commute. Instead, I'm outside enjoying the fresh air and a little exercise. I'm generally in a much better mood biking half of my commute rather than using Metro the whole way. Yes, I also use CaBi where it saves me time or serves areas not well-served by transit, but by far my heaviest use is to keep me from climbing up into a clock tower because the 457th tourist that day shoved me/couldn't use the fare gate/screamed so loud I could hear them over my full-blast music/let their child kick me in the knee and got upset when I demanded an apology/on and on.

Also, I feel like a speed demon with these charts. Being a bit of a math nerd myself, I have my average speed calculated, and it's a good bit above average, and I only ride a significant downhill once a week for a few blocks of a many-block trip. Here I thought I was a big slowpoke. :)

by Ms. D on Jun 14, 2012 12:35 am • link • report