I-405 Closure w/Erik Estrada PSA (English)

A PSA featuring Erik Estrada is available for public use in English and Spanish. The video PSA reminds the public to Plan Ahead, Avoid the Area or Stay Home during the closure weekend July 16-17, 2011. Estrada, who played "Poncharello, a California Highway Patrol officer in the popular 1970s-1980s TV show CHiP's, volunteered to do the PSA to Metro for free in recognition of the importance this freeway improvement project will have in adding carpool lane capacity to the I-405. For more information on the I-405 project go to metro.net/I-405, twitter.com/I_405 or facebook.com/405project.

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[NYCNECH]

What are my options?!? Fucking Sepulveda?!? Every idiot in LA is going to be crowding every side street surrounding the 405! I can't even get to fucking Best Buy for my new iPhone charger! The fucking Apple Store?!? So I can pay $50 for a piece of crap made in China?!? The next asshole who tells me to use the Metro or take a walking tour is in serious fucking trouble!!

[absolutsoju]

LA needs more Carmageddons. Like once a month Id say. 

[MrRockMusicc]

Fuck that puto

[shaithis80]

@MrProTechHD they need a much better mass transit system that connects all major counties from Ventura to LA to Inland Empire to Orange County. That would bring in the jobs to completely revamp their mass transit grid however I doubt anyone one that is currently leading has enough brain power to figure that out and come together for the better. Just friggin build the mass light rails and make them expresses to where their stops are minimal so it is economical and time efficient.

[MrProTechHD]

This Expansions are a waste of Tax Payers Money....Carpool Lanes will not improve Traffic on the 405 where most Drivers on it are single drivers....and they know this perfectly...Only a Light Rail System will improve the 405 Period...Light Rail would ease the traffic and plus bring in Profits

[shaithis80]

@moneybelt22 I actually did a little digging into the 405 as far as future projects. Other bridge projects are slated so looks as if they might do more weekend closures in phases the first being the demolition phase of the Mulholland Bridge. Nothing but standard road maintenance.

[shaithis80]

@moneybelt22 for some reason I've always like NYC and Boston much better over LA. Different driving mentality which requires more focus. NYC had a standard feel to it and you just learned how to follow the flow of traffic if a road was blocked etc etc or you learned to lean on your own if someone crossed in front you when they should have. NYC/Boston is real driving. LA has it way too easy. I think NYC did an excellent job for the space they had to work with and has good mass transit.

[moneybelt22]

@shaithis80 REALLY? HERE IN NY IT IS A OVERHAUL OF THE SYSTEM

[shaithis80]

@moneybelt22 and to this day to my understanding, funds are still allocated to the incomplete portion of I-710 that was suppose to connect to the I-210/CA 134 eventually. You really need a car to get around in that area otherwise your job options do become very very limited. I really have to give a lot of credit to the current population that lives down there that makes So Cal what it is today despite the heavy traffic factor. Been there, driven it, survived, no need to return anytime soon.

[shaithis80]

@moneybelt22 the driving on the LA freeway system was probably much different back in the 20th century before the age of cell phones and irresponsible drivers just increased. People are just in a hurry or just like to intimidate via tailgating. It also affects auto insurance rates in the bigger markets. Other than that I like the LA Freeway system challenge but it is really no different than other major cities. Driving is much tighter in NYC and Boston and you have to know what you are doing

[shaithis80]

@moneybelt22 I think DMV doesn't teach people to drive properly. People drive too fast for conditions, cut in and out of traffic, follow to closely and are more distracted than ever and talking on a cell even if it is hands free still means you are not paying attention to conditions around you. Accidents happen and traffic gets backed up and you are lucky if you can even change lanes. To me the driving mentality has changed and not for the better. Mass transit sucks in that area.

[moneybelt22]

@shaithis80 IT'LL ONLY GET BIGGER! YA KNOW WHIT I MEAN?