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<blockquote data-quote="lonerider" data-source="post: 954220" data-attributes="member: 17455"><p>Haven't been to Texas for a good many years but, as I remember it, you're gonna have an adjustment. I've been servicing the D.C./northern VA area for 6+ years now for a local company out of Frederick, MD and still rely on a GPS to get around D.C. Parking is the one of the biggest rackets in D.C., averaging $15-20 a day in the high dollar areas. Metro is a better bet, IMHO, if you don't have to carry tools and parts (as I have to). There are a lot of benefits, though, great riding to the west, south and north, once you get away from the city. If you're into history, most of the eastern battlefields of the Civil War are within an hour or so. The traffic will take so getting used to; at least once a day I have some idiot in his Jag, BMW, whatever try to play chicken with the 8000+ lb. F350 I drive. As much as I love to ride, I wouldn't use a bike to commute into D.C. unless I could arrange my hours to be non rush hour. Can't say how VA registration expenses go, but MD hits me up for $157 for my car (2 years) and $97 for each bike (2 years also), IIRC. Living expenses will likely be higher the closer you are to the city; there are a lot commuting to the D.C. area from WV, PA, Hagerstown areas. If you're sold on VA, you might want to look into the Leesburg/Herndon areas- if your company will pick up the tolls, the Greenway (267) is one of the better commuter arteries into D.C. and most of the Fairfax, McLean, Vienna areas are easy to access from it. Good luck to you, whatever you decide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lonerider, post: 954220, member: 17455"] Haven't been to Texas for a good many years but, as I remember it, you're gonna have an adjustment. I've been servicing the D.C./northern VA area for 6+ years now for a local company out of Frederick, MD and still rely on a GPS to get around D.C. Parking is the one of the biggest rackets in D.C., averaging $15-20 a day in the high dollar areas. Metro is a better bet, IMHO, if you don't have to carry tools and parts (as I have to). There are a lot of benefits, though, great riding to the west, south and north, once you get away from the city. If you're into history, most of the eastern battlefields of the Civil War are within an hour or so. The traffic will take so getting used to; at least once a day I have some idiot in his Jag, BMW, whatever try to play chicken with the 8000+ lb. F350 I drive. As much as I love to ride, I wouldn't use a bike to commute into D.C. unless I could arrange my hours to be non rush hour. Can't say how VA registration expenses go, but MD hits me up for $157 for my car (2 years) and $97 for each bike (2 years also), IIRC. Living expenses will likely be higher the closer you are to the city; there are a lot commuting to the D.C. area from WV, PA, Hagerstown areas. If you're sold on VA, you might want to look into the Leesburg/Herndon areas- if your company will pick up the tolls, the Greenway (267) is one of the better commuter arteries into D.C. and most of the Fairfax, McLean, Vienna areas are easy to access from it. Good luck to you, whatever you decide. [/QUOTE]
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