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Downtown toronto to Oshawa 2:46

All that traffic congestion for a city that is built on the waterfront lol I think you could maybe beat that time by sailboat, sea-doo for sure.
 
I think I know your problem! You live in the Shwa! :rolleyes:

But really that it a long time on a SS. I make it from downtown to Keswick in about 1.5hr typically
 
Evoex said:
3hr commute on a motorcycle? You're crazy. Never going to get that time back.
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Agreed , it was on the 600rr and my legs were roasted finally I shut the bike off and I was duck waking it lol


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JP0160 said:
I think I know your problem! You live in the Shwa! :rolleyes:

But really that it a long time on a SS. I make it from downtown to Keswick in about 1.5hr typically
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Yeah my usual commute is 2 hours. Today was that extra 47 minutes.


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I find I'm actually slower on the bikes than i am in the car? :confused:
 
I left the Distillery district just a little after your start time 4.30ish, i was home in Brooklin before 6.

Queen st to Kingston road, north on Brimley, turned on to Danforth/Mccowan, to Lawrence, east to Scarboro Golf Club road, North up to Ellesmere, right turn then north on Military trail, wind around a few back streets and got on the 401 at Neilson road. East to Meadowvale, north past the zoo to bears<sp> road, north to Taunton, east to Scarb/Durham side road, i could have then taken HWY7, but took the 407 all the way to lakeshore.
You have to find what roads work best at your commute time, having the app waze or google maps helps quite a bit. I never really have the same commute route in the afternoons.
 
Holy pineapples! I thought I had it bad. It takes me a good 30 minutes to get to work and I'm cheesed about it, boss. Used to take me 15 minutes when I lived in Ajax and it irks every time I think about it.

What do you do in the winter when the snow hits and people forget how to drive?

The solution, however, is simple: Find a new job closer to home or a new home closer to work.

TWO HOUR COMMUTE?
 
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I like my commute ...walk downstairs to the office.

One staff has a much harder one ...he has to walk UPSTAIRS. :D

Fattboyy .....can't you work at least part time from home?

My daughter insists any contract she signs has at least two days a work from home.
 
bigpoppa said:
I find I'm actually slower on the bikes than i am in the car? :confused:
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Usually takes about the same time because I can take the HOV on Don Mills Rd on my bike. Otherwise, I would take a few extra mins due to gearing up.
 
Having just spent a couple weeks in Italy ... It's too bad we don't have Italian-rules traffic. It looks like mayhem but it works.

Lane split anywhere, everywhere. Lane split on the center line between the two directions (this is standard practice). Filter up to the front at a traffic signal. All the bikes pass all the cars all the time - and the car drivers move over for you, and they check up if they are near the front to allow the bikes to get in front! The co-operation is remarkable. The only rules appear to be use your head, stop at a red traffic signal unless there's no one coming, obey the speed limit when passing a speed camera, and don't lane-split between a car marked "polizia" and oncoming traffic. The end. Anything else is fair game as long as you don't hit anything.

Beat-up old scooters are the best way to get around Rome, and there are lots of them.

I suspect that most car drivers also ride, and they realize that if the bikes are getting through, they're not adding to the jam-up.
 
GateKeeper said:
9 minutes to work every morning, and 9 minutes to get home every afternoon....

sometimes I wish I had a longer commute.....especially when on the bike.....sigh....

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I will admit there are times when the long commute blows , rainy days seems to be the worst(increased when you are driving a cage).Had a job 15 yrs ago where my commute was 5 mins, I only lasted 2 years there, definitely something was missing.
Right now I’m sitting downtown chowing on some mcds after a really nice commute to work, and by the looks like of it a nice ride home tonight. I will have my two wheel fix for the day, and never have the desire to go out for a evening rip as I see so many that do after work. So it’s actually good time management for me, soon as I’m home its family/friends time.
 
shanekingsley said:
Is your usual commute 2 hours one way?
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Correct , things got much worse in the last 3 years when everyone who couldn’t t afford housing in toronto moved out to Durham..

This created a secondary jam on the 401 from pickering to Oshawa it took me one hour yesterday .. sometimes the last home stretch is the worst.. ever since they put the 412 extension which links the 401 with 407 for some reason that made it worse


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