i can tolerate most long drives. I commuted between sunnyvale and monterey everyday for 4 months (85 miles each way). People thought I was insane but the truth is, in the same time it took most ppl to move 20 miles in gridlock rush hour traffic i could cover the same ground. I moved against traffic and the drives were fast and pleasant albeit long.

every monday morning i make the trek to the office all the way from fucking irvine. my offices are located in culver city. the commute from my house takes me 10-20 minutes based on traffic. on monday mornings they take anywhere from 1 hour – 2 hours. with no traffic i can do this drive in 36 minutes if im rushing and 40-45 minutes if i drive at a “legal” pace. if i followed the speed limit id never get anywhere at a reasonable time.

the 5 usually moves rapidly. i can get from the 5 to the 91 with relative ease. i can usually move between 80-95 mph the whole way. the 91 to the 605 is hit or miss. if i leave early enough i can miss the mad rush for the 605 merge and make it across pretty quickly. the 605 to the 105? thats just about 2 miles and easy as hell to make. enter the 105.

for some reason, regardless of how wide the 105 is, its the king of nervous breaking, rubbernecking, inconsiderate drivers.

1. i hate automatics. automatic drivers are notorious nervous breakers, not only do they constantly break without cause, they dash and dive all day long. floor it to go, floor it to stop. This causes so much rubber band traffic its disgusting.
2. as if the automatic driver habits aren’t bad enough, they like to talk on their cell phones. yes there are studies to prove everything, but here’s one for all you fucking cell phone driving mother fuckers.
3. California Highway Patrol. Yes they’re doing their job, but i wish there were giant walls to block off pulled over vehicles. you can guarantee that if anyone gets pulled over, all of traffic comes to a standstill. either out of fear that the police will decide to take after their speeding car, or out of basic nosy rubber banding.
4. Railway stops on the 105. I do not know what’s so goddamn interesting, but at every railway station, the cars come to a nauseating crawl. onlookers either trying to check out the goods to the left or they have to stop and wave hi. whatever the reason, its ridiculous.
5. Opposite direction accidents. Please stop rubbernecking. I hate you so much.
6. Foreigners and Women. Look this is not about being racist or sexist. I’m a female asian driver, and the biggest crap driver offenders I know are female and foreign. anytime i get stuck behind a retard they end up being either female or foreign (or someone on a cell phone). Spend more time driving on your off time. take a few driving courses, anything, just get off the roads and get away from me.

its not about speed. If i could move consistently at 20mp across the whole 105 id be happy. but the stop and go traffic blows. when i lived in nor cal, the nervous breaking there was significantly worse, but the traffic down here is so significantly more and the nervous breaking just makes any bearable drive a complete nightmare.

monday mornings, stay clear of me. you can guarantee ill be pissed off and cranky from enduring the drive to test all patience.

yah yah yah, im taking strides to improve my mood. reminding myself there’s nothing i can do to change it so just relax. playing uplifting music, breathing and thinking positive thoughts.

fuck you very much 105 drivers. i hope you all get the runs.