Los Angeles to Monterey, CA
Thinking about going to Monterey via 5 fwy to 46 west and then up the 101? I have a 30 foot Fifth wheel. or take the 198 west? Jason
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I-5 has at least 5 times the trucking traffic of Hwy 101 and this makes for miserable driving conditions as people will speed past in the right lane until they get up to a truck and trailer rig and then cut over into the left lane (only 2 lanes in each direction for most of I-5) and then people have to hit their brakes and this process gets repeated over and over and over again.
On Hwy 101 I can drive as fast as I want and not hit any traffic until I am on the outskirts of Santa Barbara and then it is clear sailing all the way to Salinas where you would cut over to Monterey.
I have been driving from LA area to Monterey for the past 45 years and live in Monterey and I only use I-5 to go north from Los Banos area. Going south I always take Hwy 101.
On Hwy 101 I can drive as fast as I want and not hit any traffic until I am on the outskirts of Santa Barbara and then it is clear sailing all the way to Salinas where you would cut over to Monterey.
I have been driving from LA area to Monterey for the past 45 years and live in Monterey and I only use I-5 to go north from Los Banos area. Going south I always take Hwy 101.
