I hate driving my car to work when it takes about the same time to bike it. Plus we have a shower at work (sweet!). I've done the 4.5 miles to work in about 12 minutes. About 3/4 of my commute is a bike route which means, there isn't a bike lane and cars are supposed to share. It's not too bad, but sometimes...
Missouri transplant to Utah. I'm a soil scientist/wetland specialist.