I'm going to Disneyland!

innerSpaceman · 08-13-2012, 09:43 AM

One word about the NA-approved route that might help.

Both the north/south 710 and the more easterly north/south 605 head down a short distance from the east/west 105 to the east/west 91 (which gets you to the all-important 5 freeway) .... and the 605 is indeed a shorter distance by a quarter mile or so. BUT - traveling on the 105 once you pass the 710 heading for the 605, the freeway goes downhill and travels below street level. This has a weird effect on traffic - which tends to slow down drastically because four idiots have a problem going a down a tiny hill without hitting their brakes.

This causes a multiplier effect and generally the entire 2 miles below street level to the 605 is a clvsterfu<k. It's generally better if you're in the carpool lane - BUT the 105 ENDS at the 605 and there's no carpool lane transition to the 605 south - so you'd have to join the general population of crawlers in the regular lanes.

So I recommend taking the 710 south from the 105 to the 91. Just a piece of advice from someone who knows the perils of rush hour traffic from the LAX area to Disneyland. If I'm feeling insane enough, I will also brave that drive to see you and mom for a while, even though I'm heading to the Bay Area early the next morning.

08-13-2012, 09:43 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	One word about the NA-approved route that might help. Both the north/south 710 and the more easterly north/south 605 head down a short distance from the east/west 105 to the east/west 91 (which gets you to the all-important 5 freeway) .... and the 605 is indeed a shorter distance by a quarter mile or so. BUT - traveling on the 105 once you pass the 710 heading for the 605, the freeway goes downhill and travels below street level. This has a weird effect on traffic - which tends to slow down drastically because four idiots have a problem going a down a tiny hill without hitting their brakes. This causes a multiplier effect and generally the entire 2 miles below street level to the 605 is a clvsterfu<k. It's generally better if you're in the carpool lane - BUT the 105 ENDS at the 605 and there's no carpool lane transition to the 605 south - so you'd have to join the general population of crawlers in the regular lanes. So I recommend taking the 710 south from the 105 to the 91. Just a piece of advice from someone who knows the perils of rush hour traffic from the LAX area to Disneyland. If I'm feeling insane enough, I will also brave that drive to see you and mom for a while, even though I'm heading to the Bay Area early the next morning.
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