Friend of mine is on here, and mainly weekend joy rides. I don't commute or anything I work about thirty miles from home.
Me either. Though I keep thinking I need to start. However, the "safer" route would be 20 miles and I would have to leave my house well before daylight to do that. Back country roads, no shoulder, and darkness doesn't sound like a good combination for commuting on a bike.
I leave around 6:30 to beat the traffic. Not exactly a big city here (75k or so), but the roads around here were not built anticipating that many people. Drive to and from work is about 25 minutes.
Aside from the back country roads....I would have the same issue if I decided to commute. Its just too difficult for me, especially this time of year.