I Hate Our Freeways

[Kaotic Lazagna]

So, I was driving back from Sacramento (I-80), and I'm on the third lane doing 60 mph. I'm talking to my mom, and I see the section of the freeway I hate the most (it's like driving into a curb). I'm usually in the 4th lane, and don't really think it's so bad. So I stayed in the third lane, and keep driving. And then BAM...I drove over that damn section (much worse in the third lane). The force was so hard that it shifted my wiper selector to on!

Just a small rant...is all.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Oh, I checked my wheels. Fortunately, nothing damaged, and steering is straight.

[YAR1S]

wow.... is there damage to the road or did you literally hit a curb? Im confused.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Nope, that's how the freeway is. Sorry for the confusion. They "say" they're repaving it, but it's pure crap. I already had to get an alignment done some time ago due to it being craptastic. Now, I-5 is much better over here in Cali.

[Black Yaris]

that is why I had to buy new wheels..... roads are awesome

[GeneW]

We're riddled with potholes around here. Whenever someone talks of raising their tire pressures to 40psi and up I just sigh and wish I could too.

Gene

[Black Yaris]

I run 40psi in the toaster

[Gideon]

Oh I know man, there's more spots than I can count down 80 when I go to the Bay Area, and with my current wheels I rub HARD every time. ;_;

[Loren]

Sounds like you might need to raise your suspension a little bit. I got the same thing (wipers coming on from the impact) when I hit the railroad tracks near my house at 40 mph when I first put the coilover kit on. My first estimation of where to set the front ride height was way too low. I raised it about an inch from there, now the suspension works... the tracks are still rough, especially with the shocks set stiff... but it's not a "bone-jarring" bump-stop-banging slam and the wipers don't come on.

Ya gotta make that choice between "looking cool" and "suspension that works".

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Gideon

Oh I know man, there's more spots than I can count down 80 when I go to the Bay Area, and with my current wheels I rub HARD every time. ;_;

Wow, I don't rub much...but I feel hurt when ever I drive over those suckers.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Loren

Sounds like you might need to raise your suspension a little bit. I got the same thing (wipers coming on from the impact) when I hit the railroad tracks near my house at 40 mph when I first put the coilover kit on. My first estimation of where to set the front ride height was way too low. I raised it about an inch from there, now the suspension works... the tracks are still rough, especially with the shocks set stiff... but it's not a "bone-jarring" bump-stop-banging slam and the wipers don't come on.

Ya gotta make that choice between "looking cool" and "suspension that works".

I'm not on coilovers. I'm just on TRD shocks and S.Tech's. I can raise the rear with some rubber spacers thingies that you posted a while back, but that'll only rattle things more .

I'll make that hard choice if you send me your coilovers . J/K.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

that is why I had to buy new wheels..... roads are awesome

Love the sarcasm. At least you have some nice, OEM wheels that are extremely rare over here.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by GeneW

We're riddled with potholes around here. Whenever someone talks of raising their tire pressures to 40psi and up I just sigh and wish I could too.

Gene

I'm running the "max" 50psi. Actually, I'm really running 52 psi.

I can usually avoid the pot holes, but that sudden raised section on the freeway is unavoidable. I'll just stick to the lesser of four evils. hehe...the slow lane has the lowest raised section.

[invol]

Is the "curb" there because they ground down the roadway in anticipation of a repave, or is it because the roadbed has settled more than the bridge? I know on US-101 in San Fernando Valley the latter has occurred. It sucks going through there because every bridge has the curb effect on each end (bump up, then jolt down).

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by invol

Is the "curb" there because they ground down the roadway in anticipation of a repave, or is it because the roadbed has settled more than the bridge? I know on US-101 in San Fernando Valley the latter has occurred. It sucks going through there because every bridge has the curb effect on each end (bump up, then jolt down).

I think it may be a little bit of both. I know it's gotten worse over the past year. I've also notice that they don't repave the overpasses????? Unless they're doing them last????

[skaris]

I HATE the freeways in the Bay Area. I can handle the crappy road conditions, because we have that in LA too...but WTF is with the lack of signage when you are coming up on an exit/freeway merger? HATE HATE HATE.

[Rain]

I hate the part of the 405 where there are absolutely no white lines

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by PK198105

KL ill swap your highways for ours in a second with an extra side dish. the "curb" you are talking about happens here every 500m or so here in Quebec, this is because of temperature changes , but that is nothing come spring this province looks like downtown Kabul or Bagdhad with craters so big the Yaris can hide in them and a Smart just disappears without a trace.