Q: I incessantly drove Interstate 5 to Southern California and have an answer for individuals who use it. By driving many of the approach on Freeway 101 — reducing over on the improved Freeway 46, with Misplaced Hills as a refueling cease — I keep away from the northern part of Interstate 5 and all of Freeway 152. The drive is way safer and extra nice.
That leaves about 60 miles of two-lane I-5. Google Maps claims it's 28 miles and 25 minutes longer for this route between San Jose and Los Angeles, however with my larger velocity on 46, I discover it provides solely 10 minutes.
Wealthy Davis, San Jose
A: Wealthy is aware of each routes nicely. He estimates he has pushed about 250,000 miles between San Jose and Southern California on I-5 or the 101-46 route over 10 years.
Q: I consider a huge a part of the issue on I-5 (and in California basically) is signage. All through California, signage says “Slower Site visitors Maintain Proper.” The issue is that it requires folks to find out if they're “slower” site visitors.
In some states, signage says, “Left Lane is for Passing Solely.” It’s a lot clearer. If you wish to get round somebody, transfer left, cross, and transfer proper once more as quickly as attainable.
Heath B.
A: Caltrans has checked out this and thinks it will not assist. So whereas drivers can see if vehicles are stacking up behind them, some won't take this cue to maneuver over to a lane that's extra acceptable for his or her velocity.
Q: It has been over a 12 months since I used my Clipper card. After my final Caltrain journey to San Francisco in 2020, I put extra money on it. Final week after I checked my stability, that final quantity didn’t seem.
I referred to as customer support and located that if you happen to don’t have any exercise inside six months of loading cash, that load goes out of your account and right into a holding account. The agent was in a position in a short time to get that quantity transferred again into my account. If I don’t use the Clipper card within the subsequent six months, I should name again to get it reloaded once more.
The agent stated I may get it refunded, however that may’t be accomplished so shortly.
Craig Foster, San Jose
A: Thanks for sharing your expertise. The Clipper card will not be deactivated if it goes unused for six months, as I mistakenly wrote final week. Worth added to 1’s account doesn't present up on the cardboard if it's not “picked up” inside six months by a Clipper reader on one of many Bay Space transit techniques.
A customer support agent will help you progress worth you paid for, however which is now dormant, again onto your card.
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