cut off at the pass

I was treated to a somewhat extended break on my ride in today. There is a spot where the trains do a jog across 1st avenue south and then turn and follow along 1st avenue. This train stopped during the jog in such a way as to block the only other way out down 34th street. The only other option was to turn around and ride back out toward 41st. Since I was within 3 blocks of work I decided to wait it out. Nice morning to sit around and wait for the train. I saw a lot of cars whipping u-turns and roaring back down 1st ave. I wondered if I was driving and decided to follow suit, if I would get to work any faster than waiting on the train and then heading on. Probably not. These situations are always interesting. In a car people make the assumption that there MUST be a faster way to deal with this. Stress out, u-turns, dangerous speeding. On a bike - well I'm late for work, fuck it, nothing I can do, enjoy the sun before it gets to hot, get to work a bit late, stay a bit late, miss rush hour on the way home. It all works out.