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Traffic. - Gone in 60 - 10-28-2021
I'm not sure if I'm the only one who's experiencing this here in Southern California, but wanted to see if it's the same in other parts of the country, or the world for that matter.
When the world shut down last year, road traffic became very light as people hunkered down and few people were going somewhere for a job each day.
Now, with the world seemingly back to a new normal, many people have remained working at home, or are not working at all. We had about 15 people working in our office each day, and now we've got six, with the remaining people able to work from home permanently. Also, about half of the commercial space around our office is still vacant.
However, road traffic on weekdays has returned to pre-pandemic level. Once again, I'm very happy to be able to ride a motorcycle to work, cutting half the time and all of the traffic. Here's me on the way to work this morning. Both the regular and car pool lanes are crawling on a Thursday morning.
Interestingly, while car and truck traffic have returned to normal, I hardly see any motorcycles on my daily commute now. Maybe one other bike every few days.
Am I the only one seeing this?
RE: Traffic. - the Ferret - 10-28-2021
Im not out in rush hour traffic for the most part, but non rush hour traffic seems to be higher than usual to me. I dont think all the people working from home are staying home for 8 hours a day.
I dont know how you ppl in So Cal can put up with that traffic every day
RE: Traffic. - Gone in 60 - 10-28-2021
(10-28-2021, 04:21 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Im not out in rush hour traffic for the most part, but non rush hour traffic seems to be higher than usual to me. I dont think all the people working from home are staying home for 8 hours a day.
I dont know how you ppl in So Cal can put up with that traffic every day
Some of us can't, which is why we ride motorycles.
RE: Traffic. - KiowaEagle_imp - 10-28-2021
I have thought about this very thing lately. Traffic around here has definitely gotten worse but if really think about it not pre-pandemic worse. Maybe having it good for so long makes it seem as bad as it was?
RE: Traffic. - Lord Popgun - 10-28-2021
Seeing it in the Norfolk, Va. area too. And a lot of them driving like it is still nobody on the road with a lot more accidents on the Interstate.
Traffic. - Gordo_imp - 10-28-2021
As a commercial truck driver I run Markle In.- Crest Hill Ill.-Des Planes Ill.- Greenwood In. back to Markle In. and I gotta say traffic at night has been back to its pre pandemic madness for quite some time. I dont see many bikes at night, nor on my 47 mile commute each way back and forth to work. I miss the lack of traffic during the pandemic.
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RE: Traffic. - Gone in 60 - 10-28-2021
One would think that, logically, if so many people are still at home for some reason during the week, that traffic would be less than it had been pre-pandemic.
I can understand that my weekend commute to my job on the west side of L.A. is still as heavy, as people are still doing weekend activities.
It's weird. At least I can report that even if there are fewer motorcycles on my freeways during commute times, drivers are for the most part still showing the same level of courtesy, like moving over a bit to make room during heavy traffic. I appreciate that.
RE: Traffic. - GoldOxide_imp - 10-28-2021
Here in southern Ontario, traffic that includes trucks, motorcycles and cages has essentially returned to pre-pandemic levels.
It is strange given many offices spaces are vacant, or now "For Lease".
It is interesting questioning "what is going on?" Maybe an interesting study. I wonder if racial profiling would reveal a trend.
RE: Traffic. - misterprofessionality - 10-28-2021
Im actually seeing plenty of bikes out, even now as the temperatures start to drop. I rode home from work today in the rain and spotted no less than 3 bikes on the way in the rain with me. Seems like motorcycle traffic is back to normal here.
RE: Traffic. - pdedse - 10-28-2021
(10-28-2021, 03:33 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: I'm not sure if I'm the only one who's experiencing this here in Southern California, but wanted to see if it's the same in other parts of the country, or the world for that matter.
When the world shut down last year, road traffic became very light as people hunkered down and few people were going somewhere for a job each day.
Now, with the world seemingly back to a new normal, many people have remained working at home, or are not working at all. We had about 15 people working in our office each day, and now we've got six, with the remaining people able to work from home permanently. Also, about half of the commercial space around our office is still vacant.
However, road traffic on weekdays has returned to pre-pandemic level. Once again, I'm very happy to be able to ride a motorcycle to work, cutting half the time and all of the traffic. Here's me on the way to work this morning. Both the regular and car pool lanes are crawling on a Thursday morning.
Interestingly, while car and truck traffic have returned to normal, I hardly see any motorcycles on my daily commute now. Maybe one other bike every few days.
Am I the only one seeing this?
I think that might be difficult to measure accurately. For example, if you ride to work at the same time each day perhaps the roads are as full as they were before...I mean, full is full--once the hiway stretch you're on is saturated, it simply is. Traffic might crawl along at whatever slow speed just as you remember from before.
But...for how long? How long does that hiway saturation last? Perhaps before, the stretch you ride was saturated with traffic for a good 2.5 hours in the morning, let's say from 7am to 930am. But now, it may only be saturated for an hour an a half, from 730-9am. But if your commute is from 745-830, it seems as if traffic is the same as before--completely saturated during your 45 minute commute.
In reality, the saturation duration may be an hour less which means many fewer cars / vehicles on that stretch of the hiway.