ALLWATZ said:
>>> House in San Diego @ 45mph to Temecula <<<
Are you insane? The people who drive the 15 frwy are ususally blowing the doors off of slow drivers! You weren't ahead of one of those trucks that say "wide load" were you?
Did you notice the time and day? Saturday early (daylight) morning, between Escondido and Temecula... there is almost no traffic then. Sorry, but this wasn't "crazy". It's only 10mph slower than the big rigs, which would VERY slowly pass me.
>>> 59.2 miles Temecula @ 50mph max <<<
Doable as the 60 wouldn't be a problem but, how did you get over for the 15 frwy where it seperates from the 215 at 50mph. You've got guts man!
Didn't drive on the 60 freeway. 15 freeway to Corona area surface streets to 91 freeway to 71 freeway to Grand Ave. Again, check out the times and day... there wasn't a lot of traffic. Easy.
>>> 40.2 miles Diamond Bar to Newport Beach @ 60mph max <<<
O.K. this must have been the easiest part. I do see you went up to 60mph, must have been after you exited the safety of the 57 frwy and got into the 5 frwy kill zone (if you went that way).
60mph was fine, but obviously I had a "full tank" from my last stop and a short distance to go. I splurged a bit, and paid for it later. The traffic in the OC was much busier at midday Saturday. Sorry, no scary events here, either. By the way, I have had scary events, and they were always some idiot crossing lanes quickly, doing 80+mph. They will hit me at 60 or 45.
>>> 67.6 miles Newport Beach to Vista @ 45-50mph max <<<
This one I don't believe even during this time frame. 40-50 mph on this section of the 5? Normaly the road is full of gonzos trying to make it to Tiajuana. Tell the truth, you have a giant sign on the back of you Leaf saying "I'm changing my tire while driving, that's why I'm driving so slow". I'm just shocked we're not picking your bones out of the weeds somewhere around San Onofre.
I've done this leg quite a few times now at 45-50 mph (not 40-50 as you state) and again, it's 10mph slower than the big rigs. They go around. Sometimes, I'll pull into the left lane and let them pass me on the right, but I find this is not completely safe on a busy highway. For folks who don't know, all these freeways have 3 or more lanes in each direction.
22.1 miles Vista @ 45mph max (varies) to home <<<
This one I believe. Hats off to a brave soul!
This, unfortunately, was required, or I could sit in the Walgreen's parking lot for another hour in the middle of the night. Plus, I made a wrong turn in the OC and added 6 miles to my trip (89 miles total) on the brand new Michelin MXM4 215-45-17 tires. This is probably the
LEAST safe leg of the trip, as the drunks are on the roads.
