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The Commuter Derby
Starting out: Diamond driver Richard, sidekick Eric, scooter ace Orin, power pedaller Connor, and bus navigator Rachel on the Sammamish Plateau.
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The Commuter Derby
Starting out: Diamond driver Richard, sidekick Eric, scooter ace Orin, power pedaller Connor, and bus navigator Rachel on the Sammamish Plateau.
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Connor climbs the first easy hill.
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Connor climbs the first easy hill.
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Trouble for the drivers on SE 228th.
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Trouble for the drivers on SE 228th.
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The joys of a diamond lane, on the access ramp to I-90.
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The joys of a diamond lane, on the access ramp to I-90.
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Tranquil Mercer Slough, below the raging traffic.
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Tranquil Mercer Slough, below the raging traffic.
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The highway shades the bike trail through the slough.
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The highway shades the bike trail through the slough.
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The carpool drivers get caught in the solo tunnel under Mercer Island.
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The carpool drivers get caught in the solo tunnel under Mercer Island.
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Approaching the city, at last.
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Approaching the city, at last.
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The view from I-90 bridge’s bike lane…
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The view from I-90 bridge’s bike lane…
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…and looking back after reaching land.
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…and looking back after reaching land.
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A bikes-only tunnel under Mount Baker.
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A bikes-only tunnel under Mount Baker.
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The carpool drivers slog through downtown construction delays…
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The carpool drivers slog through downtown construction delays…
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…and finally reach the finish line.
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…and finally reach the finish line.
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Scooterist Orin, a triumphant second place.
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Scooterist Orin, a triumphant second place.
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Connor pedals in, high on scenery and endorphins.
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Connor pedals in, high on scenery and endorphins.
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After the race. Solo driver Kelly must wait till her car’s fixed.
Read more about the racers’ commutes HERE
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After the race. Solo driver Kelly must wait till her car’s fixed.
Read more about the racers’ commutes HERE
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FIVE OF US MET at 7:15 at the Sammamish Plateau Starbucks at 604 228th Avenue Northeast on July 27, a steaming heat-wave morning. Our mission: to determine, not just how long it takes to make the same Eastside-to-downtown commute by various modes, but what pleasures, perils, stresses, and costs each one entails.
