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Carmageddon
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:06 pm
by Winu
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:21 pm
by uh oh
I'm so excited for it. I'm going to ride my bike through gridlock all weekend!
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:04 am
by Alice
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:10 am
by Alice
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:48 am
by Alice
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:27 am
by wingnut0
I saw the title of this thread and thought it was going to be about the old computer game.
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:12 pm
by toybotstudios
good thing it's on a weekend...
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:15 pm
by atease
toybotstudios wrote:good thing it's on a weekend...
Yeah the weekend I need to be on the 405
(south of the work...shouldn't be too affected, but still
)
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:59 pm
by ---NT---
atease wrote: 405
Can anyone explain how 405 is in both CA and OR? It's something that's bugged me for a while. I-405 is probably a 3-mile stretch branching off of I-5 just north of downtown Portland, and then rejoining I-5 just south of downtown. That's it. But yet it's an Interstate and appears again in LA. I don't get it.
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:13 pm
by Katie
---NT--- wrote:atease wrote: 405
Can anyone explain how 405 is in both CA and OR? It's something that's bugged me for a while. I-405 is probably a 3-mile stretch branching off of I-5 just north of downtown Portland, and then rejoining I-5 just south of downtown. That's it. But yet it's an Interstate and appears again in LA. I don't get it.
there's some info about that sort of thing here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_auxiliary_Interstate_Highways
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:38 pm
by ---NT---
Katie wrote:---NT--- wrote:atease wrote: 405
Can anyone explain how 405 is in both CA and OR? It's something that's bugged me for a while. I-405 is probably a 3-mile stretch branching off of I-5 just north of downtown Portland, and then rejoining I-5 just south of downtown. That's it. But yet it's an Interstate and appears again in LA. I don't get it.
there's some info about that sort of thing here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_auxiliary_Interstate_Highways
Interesting - thanks a bunch!! Mystery solved!
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:40 pm
by BloodDrinker6969
It sounds like it should be a Mad Max rip off. But it's not. It's fucking lame construction.
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:30 am
by backtrack
Ha!
I was walking down Curtain Road one day and they were driving him around. I have a couple videos of it. It's pretty impressive.
There was a little dog tied to a post nearby and he was going mental.
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:29 am
by Mutonismyfriend
Woke up to no post-apocalyptic scenarios, and Traffic is clearer than usual...cos everyones scared of Carmageddon....
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:40 pm
by Joe
There's no such nonsense. Never seen freeways in LA so empty.
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:45 pm
by SaintOfSpinners
Sigalert looks normal. headed to Helms bakery later for a mini foodfest.
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:42 pm
by super77m
i think the freeways are empty because everybody is staying away. It's a nice local holiday. alot of my staff are spending the weekend in town so they don't have to commute, and those who can't are working from home.
I'm going to an art opening in Venice tonight.
LA Times photos:
http://framework.latimes.com/2011/07/15 ... 5-closure/
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:08 pm
by Alice
Just realized, I got linked to the Hitler video a few days ago,
before I understood what it was about.
I guess it's pretty funny.
Certainly has it's moments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlLZ4RWyyAw
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:35 am
by SaintOfSpinners
Felt like the early 80's out there the way you could cruise fast on the hwy without hassle or traffic. LA needs to do this twice a year.
Re: Carmageddon
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:25 am
by dustbin12
yesterday was such a breeze, so glad one of my last adventures in LA before my move was so stress free... the trip to LAX in 2 weeks certainly won't be.