driving from LA to vegas

[geormiet]

On a wednesday (i.e., tomorrow) what would you suggest the best time would be to drive from la to vegas, to avoid traffic?

[jason_t]

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On a wednesday (i.e., tomorrow) what would you suggest the best time would be to drive from la to vegas, to avoid traffic?

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No later than 10 am. Where in Los Angeles are you driving from?

[geormiet]

Downtown.

[jason_t]

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Downtown.

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Take the 2 up to the 134 to the 210 to the 15.

[andyfox]

At 10:00, you'll have no problem taking the 10 east to the 15 either. You should be in Vegas 3 hours and 25 minutes or so after you leave.

[Los Feliz Slim]

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Take the 2 up to the 134 to the 210 to the 15.

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This is correct. Much better than the 10. You can leave earlier than 10:00AM if you want, the traffic's going the other way.

[andyfox]

Is it better traffic-wise, or is it a shorter distance (or both)?

[geormiet]

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Take the 2 up to the 134 to the 210 to the 15.

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This is correct. Much better than the 10. You can leave earlier than 10:00AM if you want, the traffic's going the other way.

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Wow, never even occured to me to take this route. Thanks.

[jason_t]

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Is it better traffic-wise, or is it a shorter distance (or both)?

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I don't know about the distance, but traffic-wise it is much better.

[Los Feliz Slim]

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Is it better traffic-wise, or is it a shorter distance (or both)?

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Both, I think, depending on where you're starting.

[OtisTheMarsupial]

Will ou please stop at the Mad Greek and pick me up a falafel? Thank you.

[lastsamurai]

Is mad greek good? i always wanted to go in there...

Oh yeah...take a picture right next to the xyxzz road sight

[OtisTheMarsupial]

No, it's Zzyzx. You can actually pronouce it.
Say it with me. Zizz - ix. Very good.

And yes, Mad Greek is good. Except now they've expanded a bit and no longer offer some of the essential traditional greek foods that they used to, like yogurt. Stop laughing.

[AsiaKurosawa]

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Is mad greek good? i always wanted to go in there...


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Say yes to the Mad Greek milkshakes!

[Dynasty]

It's going to be 113 tomorrow in Las Vegas and possibly hotter in the desert between L.A. and Vegas. That puts a lot of strain on your car. It's very common to see lots of cars broken down on the highway in the summer.

You should be absolutely sure that you have a car that can make the trip over the mountains. And, no matter what, have a phone and water in your car just in case you do have a problem.

[wonderwes]

When we traveled from TX to Vegas then the Rose Bowl we drove from Vegas to LA at 3am New Years day. Half way through the trip driving on I-15, we passed through a vegetative check point. Since it was 3am it was closed. What is that thing for anyways? I have never seen a random check stop like that on a basic freeway. What is its purpose?

[jason_t]

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When we traveled from TX to Vegas then the Rose Bowl we drove from Vegas to LA at 3am New Years day. Half way through the trip driving on I-15, we passed through a vegetative check point. Since it was 3am it was closed. What is that thing for anyways? I have never seen a random check stop like that on a basic freeway. What is its purpose?

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I've done the drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles dozens of times now at all times and I have never seen that checkpoint in use. Its existence confuses me. It's so far from the NV/CA border that it's unlikely to stop anything CA doesn't want inmported from being imported (whether it be animals, flora and fauna, vegetables or Mexicans).

[BOTW]

I think it is for the fruit fly. They wouldn't let me take a banana once.