Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
... the LA area has world class traffic jams almost 24/7,
Only to people who are world-class cynics.
If you avoid the morning & evening commuter times (7-9 am and 4-7 pm M-F)
and pay attention to waze, a traffic enabled GPS, or good radio traffic reports (1070 AM has "traffic on the 5s")
Can an accident or special event tie up traffic? Sure, but LA's big enough that there is almost lways a way *around* the tie-up. Not like the San Francisco Bay area where the bridges and limited major travel routes form unspeakable road blocks.