How to navigate Los Angles to Long Beach?
I've only driven straight through Los Angles on I-5, but next summer I plan to visit Long Beach: 101 Golden Shore Drive, near the aquarium. If I approach on I-15, both Garmin and Google Maps pick the ...
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From Oceanside to Santa Barbara, I'd start with I-5 (the only choice) and then take the 5 to the 134 West, avoiding the 101 (always!) and the 405 through Sepulveda Pass. The 134 joins the 101 -- the merge can get a little tricky.
But to use Google Maps, have your navigator ask for routing as you approach the 405/5 split in Mission Viejo. It could be that the 5 north is in bad shape and that the 405 is preferable. Unlikely, but it does happen.
I know of a few drivers who do the phone navigation trick single handed -- using voice recognition. I think this is a bad idea -- you have to look down, even for an instant, to click the icon or whatever. Stay alert --the freeways of Southern California are not RV friendly -- traffic is both fast and dense, and many of the other drivers are the same. ;)
But to use Google Maps, have your navigator ask for routing as you approach the 405/5 split in Mission Viejo. It could be that the 5 north is in bad shape and that the 405 is preferable. Unlikely, but it does happen.
I know of a few drivers who do the phone navigation trick single handed -- using voice recognition. I think this is a bad idea -- you have to look down, even for an instant, to click the icon or whatever. Stay alert --the freeways of Southern California are not RV friendly -- traffic is both fast and dense, and many of the other drivers are the same. ;)
