Okay, I don't live in LA but I've been following the story. Here's why: On two occasions I've had to rent a car in LA when I didn't want to. On both occasions, it was because public transportation was on strike. (I've actually rented a car 3 times, but the other time was for work; that's the time I got the only ticket I've ever gotten -- for making an illegal U-turn in Culver City -- and learned that LA takes illegal U-turns much more seriously than they do here.)
Now, as I may have mentioned before, I am not a good driver. I have no business driving in LA, and I certainly have no business driving on a freeway. (One time, I accidentally ended up on the Hollywood Freeway and just about died.) The second time I rented a car when I didn't want to, I had to drive from the airport to where I was staying, which was on Laurel Canyon in the Valley. I did it without once getting on a freeway. I took Sepulveda all the way from the airport to Sherman Oaks and then made a right on Magnolia which took me to Laurel Canyon. Now, here's what's so amazing and why I'm bothering to comment in this thread. For long stretches, Sepulveda was virtually empty. I was the only driver! I had the street all to myself! I've never seen anything so crazy. Why was there bumper to bumper traffic on the 405 when the surface street had no traffic at all? Anyway, I hope surface street driving in LA never becomes a habit for the natives -- almost as much as I hope that there's not a public transportation strike there ever again. On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]>wrote: > Bob in Jersey wrote: > > ...there are plenty of other exits in that stretch, so why close > > that long of an area? > > If they just closed it for an exit or two around the demolition, there's > no way the side streets in the area would be able to handle the traffic > volume that would be detouring off the freeway. So the closure forces the > use of other freeways instead. > > I do agree with Kevin that I don't think traffic will be as bad as > predicted. (But I'm still not planning on leaving my apartment between the > time I get home from work on Friday and the time I leave for work on > Monday.) > > -- > Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > <http://www.ellwanger.tv> > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
