I also use Street View quite a lot (Australian here). However, I use OpenStreetMap for everything else. I don't actually access it from OpenStreetMap though, r

I also use Street View quite a lot (Australian here). However, I use OpenStreetMap for everything else. I don't actually access it from OpenStreetMap though, rather, I use it through http://open.mapquest.com http://open.mapquest.com in my browser, or OsmAnd+ on my phone (with offline data). You'll find that for th ehalf of the time you don't need street view, it is really easy to switch of Google maps.