So I have officially switched from Traffic System as a whole to the specific highway, I-405. If you are unfamiliar of this highway, it stretches from southern Orange County north to north San Fernando Valley.
It is a split off of the '5' and is a busy highway for commuters. During rush hours, it is truly one of the worst highways to try to travel, a trip that realistically could take only twenty minutes instead last an hour or longer due to accidents, increasing number of cars, and poor design.
I have found for many stretches of the '405' there is only one carpool lane going either way which actually discourages people carpooling to take the lane because if there is one car traveling under the speed limit it backs everyone up behind them. Many times the carpool lane is fairly empty because of this.
Another problem I've noticed is the complete insanity from motorcyclists. Upon moving out here, I learned that it is legal for them to 'lane-split' and just cut up through the middle of cars on a busy highway. To me this is absolutely crazy, it affects how I drive because if I'm changing lanes I'm always looking for them coming up the left or right side.
Please comment with any other complaints you can think of. Thanks
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I was surprised to find that motorcyclists are legally allowed to lane-split. It seems California has gotten so caught up in being environmentally friendly (by promoting hybrids and motorcycles) that they have compromised the safety of their roads. Maybe there should be separate motorcycle lanes, which might reduce the amount of accidents and make the roads overall much safer.
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