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@6pt
Never had a bypass, just really like the idea of a fast, head-down, 17 mile commute.
I had a ~14 mile reasonably free flowing A-Road commute for a year or so, and while the distance was tiring at first (and tedious in the cold dark wet months) it was ultimately quite enjoyable (and really good for building fitness through the winter).
The fewer traffic lights, the better over that sort of distance - I had less than half the traffic lights that I had on the 7 mile through-the-city commute that preceded it, and it took only about 10 minutes longer.