Only a nobody walks in L.A.

[sara]

Oh, this is neat: so, this weekend, the 405 freeway in L.A. is being shut down for roadwork; this is being referred to as "Carmageddon." Jet Blue has been offering $4 flights from Burbank Airport to Long Beach for $4 for the duration, as a publicity stunt.

But would it be faster just to bike? Never mind the lesser environmental impact.

Tune in tomorrow -- or perhaps later today -- and find out....


ETA: Victory for bicycles and public transit! From dragonfly:

Places:

1. The bicyclists, 38.4 miles in 1 hr 34 min.
2. The public transit riders in 1 hr 44 min.
3. A rollerblader in 2 hrs 40 min (her start location and time was unwitnessed, so we should call her unofficial *g*).
4. Airline commuters, 2 hrs 54 min.

Comments

[dragonfly]

That is so cool! I am going to follow this via Twitter.

[roadrunnertwice]

(Tangent: I'm with my friend Ryan on this one — "Autodammerung" is a much better name than Carmageddon!)

[darkemeralds]

Thanks for pointing this out! I've been mostly off-blog for the last few days. Will check my Twitter feed to see how it goes.

It seemed obvious to me the moment I heard about Carmageddon (or, yes, Autodammerung, LOL!) that a bicycle would be a clear winner, just as it is in London most every day.

[darkemeralds]

Bikes win!

\o/

[dragonfly]

Thank you again for pointing me to this! I was just in time to follow all the excitement. And it was fun!

Places:

1. The bicyclists, 38.4 miles in 1 hr 34 min.
2. The public transit riders in 1 hr 44 min.
3. A rollerblader in 2 hrs 40 min (her start location and time was unwitnessed, so we should call her unofficial *g*).
4. Airline commuters, 2 hrs 5 min.

[ironed_orchid]

That is brilliant!

[jana]

Thanks for the link, it was fun to follow! :)