Curb Your Antagonism
A Commuter's Conversion to Cycling
Five days out of every week I make the commute from Santa Fe Springs to downtown Los Angeles, 14 miles each way, on a bus.
I receive high praise from others whenever I mention my commute. I hear how honorable and selfless I am. People tell me they couldn’t last a week making my commute. I’ve learned to respond to such comments with a courteous smile and a slight blush. Not because I’m embarrassed, but because that’s how I figure an honorable and selfless person would react.
The reality is that I …
