What do you wish existed for your commute?

[shootingstar]

I'd like a good night's sleep, every night, and the ability to wake up early enough to commute without feeling trashed.

+1. I wonder why I sleep in an extra 2-3 hrs. on weekends..when quite honestly I do want to get an early morning ride and make good use of my weekends. I succeed 50% of the time. Maybe it's age, it doesn't get any easier over time..

There is nothing quite like restorative sleep... to beat 4:30 am wakeup times on workdays.

[KatiePickle]

I wish there was an anti-leafblower law for my commute. Nothing like a little dust in the eyes on a busy street to wake you up in the mornings.

[Trek420]

It was in my Spam mailbox so I did not see it for a bit. I got a response to my letter quoted above

"Dear Ms. Trek,

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have asked my staff to handle your request and we will get a sign installed as expeditiously as possible.

Roxy Carmichael-Hart
Transportation Manager
The City Trek Lives in"

Soon more riders and pedestrians may be enjoying this quiet street parallel that passes a park then goes up over the freeway instead of on the overpass itself.

[kfergos]

No ice or snow on the roads, ever.
Wide, clean shoulders the whole way.
Cops directing stopping cars to let bikes go at intersections.
No bike-killer storm drains with the parallel bars (I counted no fewer than 20 of these in an 8-mile stretch of my ride)

Most of all, no:
- Stinky garbage trucks
- Semi trucks with big long trailers on narrow roads
- Landscaping trucks, especially with big trailers*
- Snow plows spewing salt as they pass you
- School buses that pass too close
- Vehicles that pass within 1 foot of you at any time

*Yesterday I got passed by a van that had a huge fan affixed the the front. It was towing a large trailer, and attached to the back of the trailer was the basket for a hot air balloon!