SHOW me your commute

Here's mine (from 2 jobs ago):
http://home.comcast.net/~gasmiley/mycommute.htm


"dgk" wrote in message
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Well, it's the information age. There's a little bit of a learning
(google GMAP pedometer) curve but anyone can map their commute. Here's
mine:

http://tinyurl.com/b7tzg

Let's see yours.

"dgk" wrote in message
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Well, it's the information age. There's a little bit of a learning
(google GMAP pedometer) curve but anyone can map their commute. Here's
mine:

http://tinyurl.com/b7tzg

Let's see yours.

I did better than that I recorded my commute on video, all 34 miles of it,
several times too.
The microphone normally records a lot of wind noise, so you might want to
turn the volume down or play your own music instead.
The video might help give you a cycling fix when it is storming and raining
outside.

This is a rear camera view of my commute from work back home on the one road
section that I really don't like all that much.
narrow lanes, curbs, no sidewalks, 50mph speedlimit that everyone tends to
ignore.
Unfortunately there is no way to really bypass this route on the way into
work and back. There is about 2 miles of it that has no alternate ways to
bypass.
http://earlwb.onlinestoragesolution....e_rear_cam.wmv
320x200 and about 23megaytes in size. Probably not good to download if you
still use a dialup connection.
I have taken to having the video cam record what happens behind me as I am
riding to see if it catches anything or no of obnoxious drivers doing
things.

This is a more or less raw video of my entire 23 mile commute from work to
home a while back:
http://earlwb.onlinestoragesolution....ushhour_01.wmv
It is 320x200 and about 140 megabytes in size. So unless you have a high
speed connection you probably want to avoid it.
This was a tough ride, as on that day it was blowing like 20mph with
25-30mph gusts too.
Plus I had to leave work early so I could hurry back home to vote in the
primaries, making it doubly tough.
Because it was rush hour I used an alternate route to bypass much of the
road I am not fond of riding on.
Plus I took advantage of some sidewalks to avoid the rush hour traffic and
bypass some of the traffic jams too. But when you ride on a sidewalk,
drivers totally ignore you, so you really have to be careful then for sure.
If it isn't rush hour, I ride on the roads for the entire commute.
Normally my commutes are mostly in the dark in the morning and mostly in the
dark in the evening, so this was a good opportunity to get the entire ride
in the daylight.

dgk wrote in news:tvn942l6k5vf2jv4r589blp3p1oljuntg0@
4ax.com:

Well, it's the information age. There's a little bit of a learning
(google GMAP pedometer) curve but anyone can map their commute. Here's
mine:

http://tinyurl.com/b7tzg

Let's see yours.

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Greetings from sunny Southern California.

My ride to work...
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=131627

My ride home...
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=131641

Rich

Last year: San Jose to Redwood City, 24.5 miles, 75 minutes on a good
day.

http://www.topolabs.com/dkl/blog/11-01-2004/

This particular plot must've been from the ride home, since there's a
bunch of dots around the bakery...

ObHomer: mmmmmm.........chocolate croissants.........aaaahhhhhh......

dkl

"Earl Bollinger" wrote in message
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"dgk" wrote in message
...
Well, it's the information age. There's a little bit of a learning
(google GMAP pedometer) curve but anyone can map their commute. Here's
mine:

http://tinyurl.com/b7tzg

Let's see yours.

I did better than that I recorded my commute on video, all 34 miles of it,
several times too.
The microphone normally records a lot of wind noise, so you might want to
turn the volume down or play your own music instead.
The video might help give you a cycling fix when it is storming and
raining
outside.

This is a rear camera view of my commute from work back home on the one
road
section that I really don't like all that much.
narrow lanes, curbs, no sidewalks, 50mph speedlimit that everyone tends to
ignore.
Unfortunately there is no way to really bypass this route on the way into
work and back. There is about 2 miles of it that has no alternate ways to
bypass.
http://earlwb.onlinestoragesolution....e_rear_cam.wmv
320x200 and about 23megaytes in size. Probably not good to download if you
still use a dialup connection.
I have taken to having the video cam record what happens behind me as I am
riding to see if it catches anything or no of obnoxious drivers doing
things.

This is a more or less raw video of my entire 23 mile commute from work to
home a while back:
http://earlwb.onlinestoragesolution....ushhour_01.wmv
It is 320x200 and about 140 megabytes in size. So unless you have a high
speed connection you probably want to avoid it.
This was a tough ride, as on that day it was blowing like 20mph with
25-30mph gusts too.
Plus I had to leave work early so I could hurry back home to vote in the
primaries, making it doubly tough.
Because it was rush hour I used an alternate route to bypass much of the
road I am not fond of riding on.
Plus I took advantage of some sidewalks to avoid the rush hour traffic and
bypass some of the traffic jams too. But when you ride on a sidewalk,
drivers totally ignore you, so you really have to be careful then for
sure.
If it isn't rush hour, I ride on the roads for the entire commute.
Normally my commutes are mostly in the dark in the morning and mostly in
the
dark in the evening, so this was a good opportunity to get the entire ride
in the daylight.


Oh yeah and...
Here is the commute using the Gmap utlity
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=131960

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:40:48 -0400, "recycled-one"
wrote:


"dgk" wrote in message
.. .
Well, it's the information age. There's a little bit of a learning
(google GMAP pedometer) curve but anyone can map their commute. Here's
mine:

http://tinyurl.com/b7tzg

Let's see yours.


The distance is a bit off. I suspect because part opf my route is a MUP but
close enough for government work:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=129779

My winter route:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=129788






So that's where Water Works is. I've wondered that ever since I played
my first game of Monopoly.

Pat Lamb wrote:
Scott L wrote:

recycled-one wrote:

"Scott L" wrote in message
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Do I get a prize for shortest commute? Note that the RR tracks
are actually a MUP now.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=130137

Maybe not for shortest commute but maybe something for living in a
cemetery?

Yes, we have very quiet back yard neighbors I keep my
bike in the back yard near the fence.


Having advertised that fact and your location, I hope you use a hefty
lock and your insurance is paid up.

Well, if I lived in a high crime region I might. But I'm
a fatalist when it comes to crime...if it happens, it happens
and the perp gets some nice bad karma. And I'll take the bus
for a while, or walk the whole 7000 feet to work.

Scott

On 18 Apr 2006 18:29:15 GMT, Alan Hoyle wrote:

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:54:05 -0400, dgk wrote:
Well, it's the information age. There's a little bit of a learning
(google GMAP pedometer) curve but anyone can map their commute. Here's
mine:

http://tinyurl.com/b7tzg

Let's see yours.
shorter hillier: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=50511
longer flatter: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=130474

Bird's eye view - nice.

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:48:24 -0400, "Gary Smiley"
wrote:

Here's mine (from 2 jobs ago):
http://home.comcast.net/~gasmiley/mycommute.htm


"dgk" wrote in message
.. .
Well, it's the information age. There's a little bit of a learning
(google GMAP pedometer) curve but anyone can map their commute. Here's
mine:

http://tinyurl.com/b7tzg

Let's see yours.


Friendly place.

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:30:48 -0500, "Earl Bollinger"
wrote:

"Earl Bollinger" wrote in message
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Why not take Ridgedale? It looks like it might save a good 20 feet.