[SDCBC] I uttered discouraging words to a potential commuter.

[Trevor Bourget]

You point out some excellent examples where becoming truly expert may take  
considerable time/experience to develop. Your expedient detours are  
perfectly fine interim solutions, it's the end-to-end route, not the  
doglegs in the middle that I'm talking about. For example, Caltrans still  
likes me to go down the Knott Way between Poway and Mira Mesa instead of  
using the freeway bridge over the gorge. This adds two steep hills to my  
route, but it's still a better route than any alternative.

BTW, lane splitting is the answer to most of your advanced road  
challenges. There are plenty of union/divide road situations in thin  
disguise. The rightmost lane position that leads to your destination is  
not always obvious to the beginner, and is not always comfortable even  
when recognized.

For example, congested two-lane roads (Miramar near Scripps Ranch at I-15,  
for example) may result in the clearest space between the two lanes of  
traffic.

-- Trevor