On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:09:55 +0100 (CET), "Alt Right"
 wrote:


>> >
>> > I swear, ever since Japan introduced its "bullet" train fifty years ago,
>> > there's been talk about setting one up in the U.S., usually in California.
>> > These programs never get off square one, no matter how much money and
>> > enthusiasm is thrown at them, primarily because there can be no grade
>> > crossings.  All traffic would have to go under it or over it, and cities
>> > would have to be gutted to make way for high-speed rails that can only be
>> > used by high-speed trains.  As it stands now, only a third of the route
from
>> > L.A. to Frisco can be used for high speed, because it's primarily
farmland.
>> > I suppose they'll try to use "eminent domain" laws to clear everything
else
>> > out of the way (fat chance).
>> >
>> > A Google search tells it all: http://tinyurl.com/p66jk9h
>>
>> God, that's funny!
>>
>> >
>> > Even if it was built, it would still be faster to fly from LAX to SFO...
>>
>> Bollocks!
>
>Not bollocks, fact you math deficient knuckle-dragger.
>
>On the fastest train (AmTrak) it takes 9 hours and 45 minutes to
>get up there, mostly because of the mountains out of Los
>Angeles, lack of tangent track, and all the stops it has to
>make.  Depending on your route, you might even have to take a
>fucking bus from the station in LA to Bakersfield.  Tehachapi
>will see AmTrak #11 & #14 for two weeks in 2017 amongst all the
>freight.  Other PAX trains go up the coast route.
>
>As for flying, it's not much better.
>
>You spend 2 hours at the airport with the useless TSA union
>asswipes before you get to board the plane, 1.5 hours flight
>time with no delays, another hour to get your bags, rental car
>or transportation to BART.  It will be another 30 minutes, hour,
>or two hours before reaching your destination in the congested
>San Francisco/bay area.  That's 5-6+ hours from start to finish
>and you get there all pissed off, usually late.  Flying is a
>horrible trip in the modern era.
>
>It is 5 h 30 min (379 miles) drive time between LAX and SFO
>assuming you average around 70 MPH.
>
>If you average between 75-80 MPH as many of us do, you can get
>there in a little less than 5 hours.  I know that for a fact
>because I've done it numerous times in rental cars.
>
>On a Kawaski KZ motorcycle my best time is 3 hours and 52
>minutes. On a bike I average about 4 hours 20-30 minutes between
>LA from the 101/405 interchange and fringes of SF.
>
>I can ride a motorcyle to SF, fix hardware, and get back to the
>SoCal region in less than 12 hours.


Help please.

What are the speed limits on freeways & other major highways in
California now?

I've only visited the state three times, back in 1980/1 when the 55
mph limit was enforced, especially in the day time & twice more in the
late '90's when it was raised to 70 mph (?) & the level of enforcement
was somewhat lower........

I'd like to visit one more time but I'd have to fly & I no longer
enjoy long distance air travel.

It's back to Germany again this year but even with the (sometimes)
unlimited autobahns city to city travel is quicker by train.

We have a new car which is supposed to be limited to 155 mph, but
I'll not be cruising much above 100 mph, fuel consumption at those
speeds is somewhant expensive.

DC

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