What would you do if you lived near a registered sex offender.

I am looking for various thoughts of school on this to help me out.

Situation:
My daughter is 10½ years old and plays travel soccer. She has practice 2 nights a week and Home/Away games on the weekend. The practice/game field is only ½ mile away.
My daughter asked if she could ride her bike to and from practice by herself. We have always biked it, walked it or driven it together before.
I am glad she is becoming independent enough to want to venture this and I commend her on it.
Concerns:
I am not concerend about her bike riding skills as she has done 25 miles with me easy.
There is only one road I would worry about her crossing, but I am certain she will handle that ok.
Quandry:
At about the half way point there lives a registered sex offender. I discovered this when doing research after she was born. The persons qualifying offense was Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault (Victim under 13 y.o.). The state or town has no laws relative to residence proximity to schools or playgrounds for registered sex offenders.
Solutions:
Taking a different bike route is not a good solution as it would be 2.5 miles or on a rural highway.

Your thoughts on this are appreciated.