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Steve Hymon covers Southern California commuting for The Times and writes the weekly Road Sage column. He's on the lookout for stories about the way we drive and the car culture of Southern California.Road Sage
As California drivers get ready for new laws taking effect July 1, some say they don't go far enough.
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The average commuting times there and in the Inland Empire are some of the longest in Southern California, which helps makes sense of the carpool toll plan for the 10 and 210 freeways.
The enforcement system promises fewer collisions caused by drivers running through intersections. But in L.A., 80% of photo tickets are for right-turn violations, considered a less pressing safety concern.
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Last week, I took a ride on the Green Line, the light-rail line along the 105 Freeway that connects Norwalk and Redondo Beach.
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Some drivers who could benefit from a shorter commute aren't convinced that turning carpool lanes into toll lanes on parts of the 10, 210 and 110 freeways would do the trick.
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On the morning of Feb. 25, a photographer named Roman Salicki walked outside his Hollywood apartment to move his car -- it was street-sweeping day -- and found his 1991 Nissan 300ZX was missing.
On a pleasant day last November, a photographer named Renee Jacobs returned from a hike at Runyon Canyon and found a parking ticket on her car.
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