Originally posted by Just Ducky19: (roughly - depending on LA traffic and fighting my urge to stop at Disneyland!!)
Living in SoCal, I have discovered LA traffic is just a total nightmare. Back home in Chicago, the highways were only really bad during rush hours. In LA, highways are bad ALL the time. I drove through the outskirts of LA one Tuesday morning at about 10-11 AM, and traffic was just horrid. I learned about the value of carpool lanes during that same trip, incidentally.
Anyway, my friends and I decided that the main problems with LA traffic are that the public transportation system in LA is extremely underused and really not in the best shape to begin with, and all these SoCal folks believe they need their own cars for some reason. I still simply cannot believe how much time I saved just using the carpool lanes, there was an amazing amount of solo drivers! I always thought traffic in Chicago was bad, but it's really nothing compared to the giant mess that is LA!
Sorry for the sidetrack there, I just couldn't resist a few comments.
