On the road...

This entry is a result of my frustration I gained during the labor day weekend. I was driving around 1100 miles to get to San Diego and back. I love driving. And I definitely enjoy driving my Dodge Charger! So don't get me wrong, please!

So the route:

• Down to Santa Cruz on CA-17
• From there CA-1 and later U.S. 101 down to L.A. (Hwy 1 is freakin' awsome, I'll go back at least one more time to enjoy each vista point and so on!)
• From there I-5 down to San Diego.
• On the way back I-5 from San Diego to L.A.
• Venice Beach, Walk of Fame, Hollywood Sign
• U.S. 101 and I-5 and CA-152 and U.S. 101

A couple of tips to my fellow drivers on the road and people responsible for managing traffic and roads:

• Cruise control is an awesome thing I agree. But if you're driving on a freeway with 70mph speed limit, and your cruise control is set to 65mph, then get the f*ck out of the inner lane!
• If your cruise control speed is set just a couple of mph-s above 55mph (truck speed limit) set it to 55mph and stay in the freakin' right lane! The difference between 55mph and 57mph will not save you hours on your route, but you can avoid a couple of strokes by following this simple rule. Choose a truck you like, and stay behind it!
• Slower traffic keep right! Even when there's no sign telling you that explicitly! Left lane is for passing only, nut cruising in it.
• Trucks, if all of you must not exceed 55mph, and you will not driver slower either, how come you need to pass each other from time to time?! Stay in the freakin' right lane, you'll need 10 minutes to pass anyways!
• Officers, if you put down a couple of flares because it's dark, and there's a vehicle/accident/whatever in the right lane, and the freakin' road is curving a lot (CA-152), then put down the torches before the curve would hide them from the driver's eyes, and give enough space for drivers to slow down or to change lanes. Even though the happening is in a truck lane, the speed limit there is still 65mph, and trucks never use that lane anyways. People who'd like to drive at the speed limit, and are tired of passing the idiot people staying in the left lanes way below speed limit are using the truck lane. And Dodge, selling a 2010 model year car without ABS I think is a crime. You did good, when you sell Chargers with ABS from 2011, but why only from 2011?! God bless nothing happened! And I was freakin' tired by then...

(Flares are not common in Europe I think. Before I moved to the US I never saw anybody using them. But for an illustration for those readers who're unfamiliar with this thing please find the picture below:)

• Caltrans: add a 3rd lane to I-5 between Los Angeles and San Francisco all the way in both directions. Make CA-152 a divided lane highway all the way to U.S. 101, please! Traffic requires it!
• Caltrans: If there's a traffic jam on the highway, and you are using amber alert to inform us, try to do so before I get into the trouble. And 'use alternate route' does not help much, set up dedicated detour and use signs, so we can take the detour on time! Or do you want us to start jiggling with the navigation while driving on the highway, highway speed, and where traffic would require our attention the most?

Thank you!