commute this morning
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adrian at 04.23.10 - 9:26 am
commuting from eagle rock to chatsworth this morning
the list:
miles: 28.91
time: 1:55:20
avg: 15.04 mph
Times honked at: 0
Cars that moved to the next lane or gave me plenty of space: countless
Close calls: almost one, thought the lady was going to turn left in front of me, but she was just edging across the wide 3 lanes to make her turn
Cars that slowed to let me merge to my left and out of the right turn only lane: 3
Drivers that I waved thanks to for being courteous: 5
Drivers that thanked me for moving a little so they could make a right turn at the red: 1
Old road kill: 2 (one squirrel and one skunk)
Animals that I stopped for so they could get out of the intersection: 1 dog
Lights run: 1 in a quiet neighborhood
Kids I let cross at a school crosswalk with a crossing guard who had a stop sign: 13
Let's hope the commute home is just as uneventful
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wow i can barely remember glimpses of my commute.
_iJunes04.23.10 - 9:31 am
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with all the potholes...I have to pay attention to something!
adrian responding to a
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04.23.10 - 9:46 am
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Wow, 58 miles is nothing to sneeze at.
I would have a tough time staying awake at work, and impossible time keeping my eyes open when I got home (I used to commute 24 miles to work-each way)!
Creative Thing04.23.10 - 3:21 pm
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what route did you take?
dayone04.23.10 - 5:26 pm
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dayone here's my route:
starting in Eagle Rock…
Yosemite west to
Eagle Rock Blvd North
to Colorado Blvd West
to Broadway westbound to Wilson
to Verdugo North to
Monterey Rd west to Geneva,
to Glenoaks and go West
West on Winona
North on San Fernando Rd (the one east of the train tracks)
Left on Arvilla
North on San Fernando Rd proper
West on Strathern
Northwest on Webb
West on Roscoe
North on Van Nuys to Parthenia
West on Parthenia to Owensmouth
North on Owensmouth
couple of rough patches on San Fernando Rd...but the east side "mini" San Fernando Road is better than the ultra busy San Fernando Rd proper...
adrian responding to a
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04.27.10 - 11:14 am
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They are supposed to be extending the Orange Line and its bikeway from its current western endpoint at Victory/Canoga all the way north to the Chatsworth Metrolink station. Not sure when thats supposed to be complete, but that route might work better for you when its done!
ChaosRR04.27.10 - 3:19 pm
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tried that route before...westbound from the Noho hub...there are WAY too many lights on that route...it was safe, but slow
adrian responding to a
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04.28.10 - 10:45 am
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And from where I live, I can cycle to my destination faster than public transit. It's almost 30 miles...but it took over 2 1/2 hours on public transit. Didn't try the Metrolink as it's expensive....but on my bike I can get there in less than 2 hours. If I had just green lights, it'd probably be around an hour and a half...
adrian04.28.10 - 10:51 am
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Skip the Busway Bike Path through Van Nuys. Stay on Chandler to Van Nuys Blvd, right turn one block to Burbank, over the bridge into Balboa Park, rejoin the bike path at Balboa. WAYYY less lights. The busway bikepath through Van Nuys kinda sucks I agree :)
ChaosRR04.28.10 - 3:30 pm
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the route I'm taking is better and with less traffic at the moment, and the lights are better synched up to my normal speed...that little stretch of bikeway is alright, but I can't go as fast on the sidewalk like I can on the street ...
adrian responding to a
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04.29.10 - 6:02 pm
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commuting from eagle rock to chatsworth this morning
the list:
miles: 28.55
time: 1:50:42
avg: 15.47 mph
max speed: 26.86
Times honked at: 0
Cars that let me have the right of way instead of trying to pass: 3 (including a big rig, who let me go for 2 blocks at 17 miles an hour, before I came upon a wider lane and waved him to pass me)
Close calls: none
Drivers that I waved thanks to for being courteous: 2
Old road kill: 2 (one pigeon and one small possum)
Lights run: 1 in a quiet neighborhood
One motorcycle cop on Glenoaks that commented after we passed by a bakery how good the smell was...I was like, yeah, I'm trying to look inside to see what they're baking!
adrian05.20.10 - 10:09 am
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commute from eagle rock to chatsworth this morning
the list:
miles: 28.43 (forgot to turn the computer on for a little stretch)
time: 1:42:30
avg: 16.64
It was very uncongested because of: Friday light traffic, school's out, recession, Laker hangovers
Times honked at: 0
Cars that slowed to let me merge or have the right of way: 2
Cars that didn't make their left in front of me, but waited to let me pass: 4
I waved thanks to all 6 of these people
Cars with Laker flags: I stopped counting
If I could just have green lights the whole way... I could get to work in an hour and a half!
adrian06.18.10 - 11:36 am
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