Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
I've often used my cycling routes to get from one place to another in a car. They're good routes for a reason. Happens all the time - I'll be in the car in some out of the way place and want to get to somewhere else. I'll think . . .Oh, I know the way, and take one of my cycling routes.
After relocating, it took me a few years worth of riding before it finally occurred to me that I could/should take some of my cycling routes when driving. It's nice - they're generally pretty quick and uncongested. The funny thing is that my wife seems to appreciate driving my cycling routes even more than I do - she gets to see some scenic back roads that she never knew existed, gawk at 1%er houses, etc.
I do occasionally find myself needing to re-route, though. On the bike, I've got shortcuts here and there and, in the car, I've found myself at an impasse because
oh yeah - I can't drive my car on that 20' sidewalk passthrough... 