Boing! Out of the door, out to the bus stop.
"It's a bit quiet" thinks Our Hero. "How long have I got until my train?"
*checks watch*
About 90 minutes.
"What?!"
So, after having conducted a carefully controlled experiment I can reveal that not changing the time on your alarm clock can help you expereince exactly how quiet the roads are 5:15 in the morning.
To cheer myself up I blagged my way a First Class breakfast on the train, and had no problems making any of my connections.