Daily Commute
Overall: even though it rained early in the morning, the commute was a nice, light Friday ride in.
Depart: 8:11a
1: 6 min
2: 16 min <-- nice and light!
3: 8 min
4: 10 min
Arrive: 8:51a
Overall: typical commute. Is it leaving early that's helping? Too early to tell.
Depart: 8:06a
1: 8 min
2: 22 min (normal)
3: 9 min
4: 10 min
Arrive: 8:55a
Overall: it was a bad time to be trying to get anywhere on I-280 northbound today.
Depart: 8:08a
1: 10 min (typical wait)
2: 30 min (three separate incidents for the lookie-loos to slow down for, and they did)
3: 8 min
4: 10 min
Arrive: 9:06a
Overall: Tried leaving 10 minutes early, didn't do much to shorten the commute time.
Depart: 8:09a
1: 10 min (one cycle at Camden, lo-o-ong metering line
2: 22 min (normal workday flow)
3: 9 min
4: 9 min
Arrive: 8:59a
Overall: Ugh, it's Monday. Thanks to Daylight Savings, sun is higher in the sky and folks seem more alert.
Depart: 8:17a
1: 10 min (two cycles at Camden, long metering line)
2: 22 min (normal workday traffic)
3: 8 min (lightning fast)
4: 9 min
Arrive: 9:06a
Overall: a light Friday morning commute.
Depart: 8:19a
1: 5 min (two cycles at Camden, no metering line)
2: 16 min (surprisingly light until the 85/280 intersection)
3: 9 min
4: 10 min
Arrive: 8:59a
Overall: Longest commute time to date.
Depart: 8:15a
1: 10 min (backed up to stop sign getting onto Camden, metering lights line backed all the way to Curtner).
2: 45 min (thanks to an accident on 101 that spilled folks onto 280)
3: 10 min (no problems)
4: 10 min
Arrive: 9:30a
A blog of how long the various legs of my Bay Area commute take from Campbell to Redwood City. (30 miles)
Four legs are timed:
1. Getting onto 17/880 (1 mile)
2. getting to the end of the I-280 northbound HOV lanes (14 miles)
3. getting to the Farm Hill exit (10 miles)
4. getting to the office in downtown Redwood City (4 miles)
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