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I have to pick up my bud who gets in at 9:30am tomorrow, and will make it to KW for the afternoon.
Do I....
a) Take the Gay Bridge to Walnut Creek-Suburbia-farmland-88-KW
Fuck, the reverse double secret route is hard as shit (KW-88-Jackson-Collier Rd-5-12-160-4-??-Caldecott Tunnel-Gay Bridge). I can drive that coming from KW blindfolded, but reverse engineering this clusterfuck route in broad daylight ill probably get me lost and lose ski time
b) S&M bridge to 880-580-5-88
I'd go w/ b) S&M bridge to 880-580-5-88.
By mid moring sat there might be a backup in SF getting on the Bay bridge. S&M, 880 & 580 should all be moving above the limit.
I would also recommend calling 511 before leaving SFO (http://www.511.org)
and listening to 740 AM (KCBS)
I did the KW-88-(giant burger stop)-5-580-880-S&M-101-palo alto in 3.5 hours once. Though with no traffic, I've done SFO to davis in 1.25, davis to KW in 2 via the 50-double secret deliverance road-88-KW, total of 3.25 hrs. It all depends on timing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Superstar Punani
SFO is way south. Def. use 92.
I'd go with that route.Quote:
Originally Posted by StormDay
I second the southerly route - the traffic on Hwy 12 gets pretty heinous if not early in the am or late at night . . .
I'd go with this one as well. Would be interesting to hear how long these routes take people early in the morning. I always go for the freeways, but maybe that's not the fastest way after all?Quote:
Originally Posted by StormDay
Thanks people!
Where do the cops hang out? I know a few of you seem to be a magnet for the Po-Po *cough*SOBCHAK*cough* ;)
I just know enough to be careful in the passing lanes up/down 88, cough, cough.
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Originally Posted by runethechamp
Also, if a cop pulls you over after passing a bunch of slow gapers on the double yellow lane on the "bridge" next to the lake 1 mile east of Kirkwood, you cannot lose him by taking the most circuitous route through the pay parking lot, up employee housing, through 3 levels of dirt parking lot to the gas tanks. In fact, you will probably piss him off. :D
Stop off in walnut creek and get a philly cheebysteak. Yellow signs across from mcdonald's downtown. 1676 north california boulevard. so yummy....
Just to be picky it's: S&M bridge to 880-580/205-5-4-99-88. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Superstar Punani
So.....is 3.5 hours pushing it?
Should be possible with not-too-bad traffic. The same route, just starting from Berkeley, 80-580 etc takes me about 3 hours and a little bit in my not so fast 94 4runner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Superstar Punani
Just drive EAST....you'll get there eventually )