Absolutely. When I was biking in college, I could reliably beat my driving friends to any destination within a mile or so. Which, given that we all lived in the

Absolutely. When I was biking in college, I could reliably beat my driving friends to any destination within a mile or so. Which, given that we all lived in the middle of a college town, covered most of the places we wanted to go. I currently live about 1.5 miles from work, and I'd love to bike it, but this suburb has no bike lanes, sidewalks, or shoulders, and intersections that are terrifying even in a car. :(