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Originally Posted by Head416
Yeah, that's kinda what I was thinking before this thread! I figured that would put us off the 210/134, easy access to the east, "close" to UCLA. I'm no stranger to So Cal traffic but I certainly have never had to commute right through downtown LA so I'm glad I'm finding out from you guys now rather than later after moving in somewhere. I have to read every post along with Google Maps, and I've lived 40 miles from LA my whole life!
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I am 5 minutes south east of there. Its an hour to UCLA from there. The good thing about that area is that you have several ways to get out to UCLA, the valley or Downtown. never go through DT unless you have to or depending on the time. After a certain hour, my wife or myself do not use the Fwy unless it is a certain part or the fwy or the traffic is going the other way. Like you, you know better to get on the 210 going east after 5pm. You would take Lemon to get around that mess, until you pass the 15, right? She use to work out at LAX. She would take the fwy out near downtown ans actually get off and go around the area where the 110 and the 10 is, and get back on to go around traffic. it will shave off 10-15 minutes. She gets out to LAX in 45 minutes.
Those traffic map is great if you don't know LA. I don't have GPS or a fancy phone to get that info. You just need to learn different way to avoid the madness. I just came back from Anaheim during rush hour today. It took me all of one hour. Had I stay on the 5, I still will be sitting there.