This incident debrief describes what was intended to be a routine 15-minute bike ride to pick up coffee and laminated pastry (croissant) in the Denver area prior to the first Learning From Incidents Conf 2023 keynote.
One of the great joys of bike commuting is that transit times are highly predictable under almost all operating circumstances—this includes inclement weather like snow. Transit times by bike are less impacted by factors like traffic, parking, driver availability, and bus timetables that affect other transportation modalities, e.g., private auto, ride share, and public transportation.
Instead of the predicted 15-minute ride, the trip took approximately twice as long as anticipated and contributed to the rider arriving at the keynote after it was scheduled to start.