@Tim Kelley 33142 wrote:
These are my Mid-Atlantic rides:
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I don’t post much of my training or daily commutes, so these are just from 59 selected rides (4022 miles).
That ride to southern MD? It takes oxon hill and livingston roads south from the beltway? Do you ride that on your own, or was it part of organized rides? And if on your own, ever done it during standard commuter hours (between 6 and 8 in the am and pm)? Opinion on traffic/safety?
I don’t mean to interrogate (ok, yes I do, but not in a bad way), this is the part of my imaginary future commute that i can’t decide if it’s safe to attempt. The first mile or so of Oxon Hill immediately south of the belway, and most of Livingston east of 210 have seemed more heavily trafficked than I like for such narrow roads when I have diverted through them (in a car) on my way to/from work. I can’t decide if I’m being too wimpy about traffic and should just do it, or if my stubborn streak is trying to talk me into something I shouldn’t even consider.
I know PG county (or whoever designates these things) calls them bike-friendly routes, but I’m pretty sure the only requirement for that is that they head north-south parallel to 210, and are not 210. They’re probably fine for the occasional mid-day ride or for a group, but I need safe for a single cyclist commuter.
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