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To: tejek who wrote (463833)	3/14/2009 4:45:00 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572946

"Los Angeles ranks 14th out of the 37 largest metro areas in terms of highway miles driven per resident per day." Anyone who's driven LA freeways knows why this is - you can get stuck on one for HOURS! All it takes is one wreck so far ahead of you in the gridlock, you'll never even see it. Which is why when I wanted to go to Silicon Valley or San Francisco when I lived in Oceanside, I'd drive the extra 150 miles AROUND LA through the mountains to save time. A buddies method was to hit LA about 1 AM, so as to avoid traffic.

To: tejek who wrote (463833)	3/17/2009 9:56:42 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572946

What this guys doesn't tell you is that the mass transit system has been build primarily in the last 15 years He doesn't have to tell you that because its not relevant. He's not examining the history of LA transportation, but its reality today. But he does in fact "tell you" "But the situation has changed dramatically. In the last two decades, Los Angeles has been on the nation’s most ambitious rail-building program" As for driving on city streets, well yes they do that do, but as he showed the total miles driven per capita is only 21st out of the 27 largest cities in the US.