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Originally Posted by KelvinBRZ
Seeing as how I make trips to LA every couple of weeks or so, I'm surprised that I haven't taken this detour yet. Looks like I'll have to take a detour on Thursday then (:
P.S. nice seeing you today at SB C&C  |
Yeah man, you too. I was shocked to see an 86 there finally, then giggled when I realized I knew who it was!
I definitely recommend the drive-- it's a lot of fun and it gets you around that horrible construction zone on the 101 between Carp and Ventura. I just hate that 55 zone that goes on for miles. Everyone drives 70 through there and I don't wanna be the person who gets a ten thousand dollar ticket when they finally hide a CHP car in there somewhere.
Side note: regarding the 150, the only stretch of the mapped route where I've seen a speed trap setup is right after you turn off Santa Ana road onto the 150-- after the left turn you drive for maybe a minute and you'll find yourself at the bottom of a long straightaway that goes up a hill. I've seen cops sitting at the bottom of that straight before gunning people who are coming down the hill. Other than that I've seen cops between there and Ojai on the 150 (but you won't be on that section), and I haven't seen any on Santa Ana yet (but I don't drive that section of road too often, so take that with a grain of salt). Basically if you turned right off Santa Ana and headed towards Ojai I'd say be careful, as you see a fair number of cops as you get close to the town there, but I almost never see them between the lake end of the 150 and Santa Barbara.
Still, don't go too quickly if it's your first time driving any road. The road doesn't have any really surprising corners or anything, but it does run through the mountains, so remember to take care especially on the downhill sections. If you're driving on a weekend or in the late afternoon, watch out for cyclists, as they like to cruise the scenic hills too.