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Originally Posted by Inferno
No, we would be going on a bus. We were going to rent a car for the week but my dad doesnt think at his age he can handle the traffic, my brother-in-law hates driving in Winnipeg so you can imagine how much he would hate it there, and I've never had a drivers license.
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I didn't find driving the I-5 from LA to SD to be that stressful -- I guess it depends on the time of day. When we did it last year, there was heavy traffic on the way to SD (and even heavier traffic going the other way), but we just used the HOV lane on the left hand side and didn't have any problems. Going back to LA, traffic wasn't an issue. I would guess the fact that it's Christmas time will probably help.
In LA, just avoid the freeways at peak traffic times and you'll be fine. The subway stops right in front of Staples Centre IIRC so that might be a better option on those nights. Traffic isn't too bad in SD -- again, the interstates might get busy at times but the regular roads aren't bad at all.
P.S. Driving the interstate might seem daunting, but it's a lot easier than the Deerfoot here in Calgary (not sure what the equivalent would be in Manitoba). People usually stay near the speed limit; no idiots weaving in and out of traffic doing 50 km/h over the limit like you'll see here
