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Originally Posted by DETRoadster
You get to ride in the HOV lane.
Not sure about Cali but here in WA it's the whole reason I commute on a bike. 45 minutes home in the car vs. 10 on the bike. All because of the carpool lane. Added bonus, I get to ride through the swing-up arms at the parking garage downtown and park for free. So, about 45 minutes shaved off the commute to and from work and $16 saves in parking. Love it!
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if HOV would save the OP the time he's suggesting, then this is maybe a good idea...although like others have suggested, he needs a lot of seat time before undertaking his first commute.
if he needs to engage lane-splitting mode to save that time...then NFW!
youve got a kid at home. i rode dirt from the time i was about 8 up through my early 20s. the first time i took a buddy's bike on the road, i was scared $h!tless by the inattentive drivers...that killed any remote thought i had of getting a road bike.