03-31-2016, 06:41 AM
It's a big difference for me. I don't really have a commute either as I also live near work, but when driving the same route in my car vs bike, the time savings is at least 30% on the bike. We can't lanesplit here, but it's safe and easy to filter, and to take advantage of driving in wide lanes that contain parked cars. I find this is where the time savings comes in, as you can basically skip through all the choke points and essentially jump ahead a bunch of cars at every red light. It's also probably 100x more enjoyable than driving.