traffic

one would think that going from los angeles to santa cruz to the suburbs of monrovia, liberia, the general amount of traffic would decrease. this is definitively true for the first part of the equation but traffic here can be a frustration.
this morning the traffic was so bad, i told my driver, james, i could get to the school more quickly if i walked. he laughed.
the road i take is two lanes. it is a mixture of cement and washboard mud. the cars, suvs, trucks and taxis (the vast majority of the vehicles) move relatively quickly on the pavement but come to a quick virtual stop when it comes time to manuever the washboard.
today the traffic was backed up far before the one particularly bad area so i asked james to pull over so i could get out. he encouraged me to wait it out but i wanted to get to the students.
i jumped out and walked the rest of the way.
and i paid attention to the cars. i got to my destination well before any cars i recognized made it down the road. just like l.a. except there i would have no where to walk.