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I-Los Angeles Ukushayela: I-Freeways ne-Traffic Lingo
I-Los Angeles isakaze ngamamayela angaphezu kwamamitha angu-34,149 (km 88,886 sq km) futhi izikhangiso ezidumile zaseLos Angeles zisakaze yonke indawo, ezinye zazo zihamba ngamakhilomitha angama-60. Bheka ishadi elikude laseLos Angeles ukuze uqonde amabanga ahilelekile ohambweni lwakho.
Ukuthandana kweMelika yaseMelika kungenzeka ukuthi kwazalwa eLos Angeles, futhi abantu abaningi bahamba ngemoto kwenye yezinyawo eziningi. Izikhathi zokushayela eLos Angeles ziguquke kakhulu futhi zingahlala isikhathi eside ngesikhathi esisheshayo.
Ukushayela ku-Los Angeles Freeways
Kusukela ku-firstwayway yaseCalifornia, i-Arroyo Seco Parkway eyi-6-mile (manje ebizwa ngokuthi i-Pasadena Freeway) evuliwe ngo-1940, kuye kwafakwa i-asphalt engaphezu kwamakhilomitha angu-600 naseLos Angeles. Kuzwakala sengathi kuningi, kodwa eqinisweni, idolobha lilinganiselwa ku-44 phakathi kwezindawo zasemadolobheni esikhaleni samahhala ngomhlali ngamunye. Uzwile mayelana ne-gridlock ephumela. Imigwaqo ixakekile kakhulu kangangokuthi i-fender-bender elula ingenza izindlela ezingu-6 zihambe kancane ukuhamba ngezinyawo zamamayela.
Ungavumeli i-office ye-isivakashi noma omunye umlobi wezokuvakasha othakazelisayo akutshele ukuthi ayikho. Ngiye ngazibonela izikhathi ezinzima futhi uma ungakholelwa, i- USA Today ibike ngo-2013 ukuthi iLos Angeles inomgwaqo omkhulu kunazo zonke ezweni.
Abashayeli baseLos Angeles banonya. Ungalindeli ukuthi ziphumele phansi ukuze zikuvumele ukushintsha imigwaqo. Futhi bayashayela ngokushesha. Empeleni, i-motto ye-facto ibonakala sengathi "uma i-freeway ivulwa ngokwanele, hamba ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka." Eqinisweni, sise-I-405 sishayela 75 mph endleleni emincane futhi sidluliselwa yizinto zonke emgwaqeni.
Kungase kube ukuzama ukuzama ukuhlala ngakwesokudla, kepha gcina uze usondele kakhulu ekuphumeni kwakho. Lelo lane linomkhuba omuhle wokuba ngokuzumayo ube yi-Exit Only Lane, ekuphoqelela ukuba ushintshe imigwaqo ngomzuzu wokugcina.
Uma uvela ngaphandle kwe-California, nalokhu kungase kusimangaze nawe. Amakhilomitha avunyelwe ukuba "ahlukanise" imigwaqo e-Golden State, ehamba phakathi kwezimoto ezihamba emigwaqeni evamile. Bangakudabuka - futhi kufanele uhlale ubheka ukubukeka okubukhali lapho ushintsha imigwaqo esiteshini esincane.
Ezinye izinto ezizokusiza ukuthi uhambise: Ungazami ukufika ku-freeway ngehora lokugijima. Ikakhulukazi ungazami ukusebenzisa i-405. Ungazami ukushayela kuyo. Thola lapho uya khona-amahora futhi uhlale ubeke kuze kube yilapho ithrafikhi ivuleka. NgoLwesihlanu ntambama kuthiwa yiyona eyingozi kunayo yonke imoto, futhi ukuzama ukungena eLos Angeles ngeSonto kusihlwa kungathatha isikhathi eside kunalokho obekulindele.
I-Los Angeles Traffic Lingo ihlehlisiwe
Ithuluzi elibalulekile lokuzungezile ngokulibaziseka okungenani yomsakazo wakho wemoto. Yilungiselele ku-KNX 1070 yemibiko yethrafikhi njalo imizuzu engu-10 emifenjini. I-KFWB 980 nayo ibika njalo ngemizuzu engu-10 kulabo. Uma unokufinyelela kwe-intanethi, iwebhusayithi ye-LADOT noma isakhiwo sewebhu se-KNX real-time freeway sihamba ngesivinini ebalazweni, okwenze kube lula ukukhetha imizila encane enganyakazi.
Uma uqala ukulalela umbiko wethrafikhi yomsakazo, ungase ucabange ukuthi ulahlekelwe ikhono lakho ukuqonda isiNgisi njengoba bejabule ngokuphathelene nesiginali kwi-Artesia Freeway ne-lookos-loos enezela enkingeni kumzila wesi-2.
Uma ufuna ukuzwakala njengendawo yangakini, shayela imigwaqo emikhulu "imigwaqo emikhulu." Uma ukhuluma ngomgwaqo ongenqamule ngenombolo, njalo ubeke igama elithi "the" ngaphambi kwalo. Isibonelo, I-5 "yi-5" ne-US Hwy 101 "yi-101."
Imisho embalwa ye-Southland yokukhangisa kwezimoto izokusiza futhi:
- I-SigAlert: Umcimbi ongahlosiwe ovimba umgwaqo wamaminithi angu-30 noma ngaphezulu
- Looky-loo: Umshayeli ophuza phansi ukugibela engozini noma kwesinye isigameko
- Inombolo 1 (2,3 ...) Umgwaqo: Kubalwa ukusuka emgwaqeni ongakwesokunxele njengo # 1
- I-Gore Point: Lona yindawo engxenyeni engxenyeni ehlukanisa umgwaqo ongenhla emgwaqeni wokuphuma. Kungenzeka noma kungahle kube ne-paved, kodwa kuvame ukuphawulwa ngemigqa emhlophe emhlophe. Uma umbiko wethrafikhi uthi imoto isendaweni "yegeji," yilapho ukuyibuka khona. Kuyinto engekho emthethweni ukushayela ngaphesheya kwephoyinti, kodwa ungabona abantu bekwenza.
U-Angelenos uthanda imigwaqo yabo kakhulu kangangokuthi bawanikeze amagama amabizo futhi ungawazwa asetshenzisiwe esikhundleni senombolo yomgwaqo embikweni womgwaqo wendawo. I-LA yethu Freeway imephu iyithuluzi elihle elingakusiza ukuba uhumushe ngokushesha.
Futhi nje ukuze ujabule - uma kwenzeka uzibuza, ngokusho kweCalifornia Highways, i-SigAlert ibizwa ngegama lomsakazo weziteshi zomsakazo uLoyd C. Sigmon owafika nomqondo wokusakaza izixwayiso zomgwaqo ukuheha abalaleli abaningi ngesiteshi somsakazo i-KMPC, abanobambisene nabo. Ekuqaleni, izinguquko zahlanganiswa zonke izinhlobo zezimo eziphuthumayo - owokuqala owasakazwa wawuphathelene nokushayeka kwesitimela. Namuhla, i-Highway Patrol ibhekene nokukhishwa kwe-SigAlerts.
I-Carpool ne-HOV Lanes
I-Los Angeles inamakhilomitha angaba ngu-350 we-HOV (imigwaqo ephakeme), okuthiwa yi-carpool lanes. Lezi zindlela zigcinwe izimoto ezinabantu ababili noma ngaphezulu, amahora angu-24 ngosuku. Futhi ungangena kuphela futhi uphume kuzo ezindaweni ezinqunyelwe, okuphawuleka kahle.
Abathengi be-FasTrak basebenza kulo lonke elaseCalifornia, ngakho-ke ungasebenzisa i-Bay Area FasTrak yakho ukufinyelela imigwaqo eqondile kanye nezindlela zokuvakashela eSoCal. Uma ungena emgwaqeni ophawulwe ngamagagasi kanye ne-FasTrak - futhi unenani eliphansi labantu abahlala emotweni yakho ukuze ufaneleke ngaphandle kokukhokha - uzokhokhiswa ngaphandle kokuthi ulivikele ngokungena esikhwameni se-mylar esineziliva.
E-Orange County, abashayeli bangakhokha ukushayela ku-HOT (imigwaqo ephezulu yokuhlala) ku-Highway 91, ebizwa ngokuthi i-Lexus lanes.
Imigwaqo Yedolobha
Ngokumangazayo, izakhamuzi zibabiza ngokuthi "izitaladi ezingaphezulu" njengokungathi ezinye izitaladi zingcwatshwe noma ziphakanyiswe. Zivame ukuhamba ngendlela encane yokuhamba, kodwa zineziqu zabo zemihlangano ye-quirks nezendawo. Kungasiza uma wazi ngokwenza ukujika kwesokunxele.
Ezingxenyeni zomuzi, uzothola umzila wesokunxele wokujika, kepha akukho okuvikelwe kwesokunxele ukuvula ukukhanya. Nakhu ukuthi abashayeli bendawo abaningi bayiphatha kanjani: Shayela phakathi kwe-intersection uma ungakwazi. Lindela ukuphumula emgwaqweni ozayo - noma kuze kuvele ukukhanya komgwaqo obomvu. Bese ujika ngakwesokunxele ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, ngaphambi kokuba noma ubani akushaya. Uma unezimoto ezingu-3 noma ezingu-4 emuva komugqa wokujika kwesokunxele, namanje ushiye ngakwesokunxele.
Ungathola umqondo wokuthi awufanele uzame ukungena emgwaqweni uma uhamba phambili phambili ekukhanyeni okuluhlaza futhi uzobe ulungile.
Ukuhamba Emgwaqweni Ngomgwaqo Wesitimela
Uhlelo lweMetro Rail luyisiqalo esihle ekuthuthweni okusemphakathini okuwusizo eLos Angeles, futhi kufanele uhlole ukuze ubone uma kungakusiza lapho ufuna ukuya khona. Ihamba edolobheni, iPasadena, Universal City neHollywood kanye nezinye izindawo eziningi.
02 ka-03
Ungazikhipheli Ngaphandle Kwesobunxele ku-LA
Lokhu kwakuyimfihlakalo kimi iminyaka eminingi, kodwa manje njengoba ngiphenye leli khasi ngiyazi impendulo. Kungani ukuthi imigwaqo yedolobha laseLos Angeles ayishiye izibonakaliso zokuphenduka, ngisho nalapho sebashiye indlela yokujika? Ngokomthetho weList, amaphesenti angaphansi kuka-20 e-Los Angeles-intersections avikele izindlela zokushiya ezishiya ngesibonakaliso sokushiya kwesokunxele.
I-Department of Transportation i-LA ayinalutho ngokumelene nesignal-turn-turn signals. Eqinisweni, isizathu sokuntuleka kwempawu ikakhulukazi ngokomlando. Futhi lezi zinsuku nazo ziyinkinga yemali. Ukufaka isignali eyodwa yokushiya kwesokunxele kungabiza u- $ 100,000 noma ngaphezulu.
Okwamanje, ushiywe umdlalo ongeyena futhi owesabekayo we "inkukhu" u-Angelenos abhekana nazo zonke izinsuku. Ukunciphisa okuningi kwe-LA yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi "kuvunyelwe". Lokho kusho ukuthi ungajika ngakwesokunxele noma kunini lapho izikhala zenzeka emgwaqeni ophikisanayo. Ezingxenyeni ezithandanayo, lokho kuvame ukuba khona. Kulungile, cishe ngeke kwenzeke.
Izakhamizi kufanele zibhekane ngandlela-thile, ngakho-ke yilokhu abakwenzayo: Khuphukela phakathi kwe-intersection ngokushesha nje lapho ukukhanya kuphenduka okuluhlaza. Uma ungowesibili noma wesithathu emgqeni, faka emgodleni ngemuva kwabo. Hlola, ubeke ithemba lelo gag magic emotweni. Vula uma ungakwenza. Uma igebe lingabonakali, futhi ukukhanya kuphenduka okubomvu, ukusheshisa ngokushesha ngokusemandleni akho, okungenani oyedwa - ngezinye izikhathi - abashayeli ababili emsila wakho. Ngiyazi ukuthi kubonakala sengathi kuyesabeka futhi.
Eqinisweni, ngokusho kwe- LA Times ukujika ngakwesobunxele ekukhanyeni okubomvu kuyingxenye enkulu ye-LA isiko lokushayela ukuthi abahleli bemigwaqo babala abantu abakwenzayo ukuze kugcinwe imoto.
Kuzwakala ngokungemthetho, kodwa akunjalo. Kukhona ingxenye yekhodi yemoto evumela abashayeli ukuba baphenduke ngakwesobunxele ngokubomvu uma nje behamba emgwaqeni ngenkathi ukukhanya kuluhlaza noma kuphuzi. Yingakho ugijimela ngaphandle lapho ngaleyo moto yokuqala uma unakho.
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I-Los Angeles Freeway Imephu
Mayelana ne-Los Angeles Freeway Map
Le mephu kuhloswe ukukhombisa imigwaqo emikhulu endaweni yaseLos Angeles, futhi ikakhulukazi ukusiza isivakashi ukuthi ihumushe abantu abavamile abasebenzisi bendawo abazisebenzisayo. Akukona okuningiliziwe noma okunembile okumele kusetshenziselwe ukuhamba.
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