13-Bonus: I-15 San Diego - Inland Southbound

[@clovis-ti1yv]

Thank you for posting. I grew up in Rancho Bernardo(around 3:00 into the video) as a teen. I know I-15 quite well. It's been widened over time and still a chore during rush hour. Greetings from San Diego!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you for watching, I certainly enjoyed the drive through that area.

[@assaultislove]

Awesome video! One of my favorite stretches of freeway, even though I haven't driven it in years since I moved to Atlanta. I remember when the HOT lanes were carpool lanes that ended at Ted Williams Parkway, and I remember when the stretch between I-805 and I-8 wasn't even a freeway, it was still 40th Street and how bad the traffic would be on that stretch of road

[@Freewayjim]

Thank You!

[@jacobtimmons2170]

Cool start for the spring. Can't wait for another good trip from you soon!

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, not sure what I'm doing for the summer yet.

[@Mscproductions800]

I really enjoy these videos, I think for the music the most and I like look around these areas!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@brettthomas5605]

I have driven the entire 1-15 from the Canadian border to San Diego in the early eighties. I believe the section from LA to San Diego was fairly new at that time.

[@rockersk08]

Enjoyed the bonus ride! Quite an interesting stretch of hills, open road and the HOT lanes to boot.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, it was a pleasant surprise, was not expecting that.

[@markostner]

The section south of I-8 is marked both as I-15 and CA-15. The overhead sign southbound is I-15 at I-8 but CA-15 northbound. There is an I-15 sign northbound just past the 805 and on southbound I-5 is a northbound I-15 sign to Riverside, where the road does not go by the way. I thought it was old signage but the new 805 signs still say CA- 15. Meanwhile the MTS Route 10 buses terminate on weekends at I-15 with their headers saying so and the drivers call out the stop as I-15. I wish they'd sign it I-15 with Las Vegas as the destination city.

[@bronwynbegley4520]

Mark Kostner p

[@writer125]

Excellent looking video. Very pleasant ride and the music was the best. Thanx for posting this.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@qewtypants]

Great video - travelled this one on my honeymoon a few years back. Nice memories and love seeing these now I am back in Australia. Warm wishes to you! :)

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidcarson2834]

I've always wanted to try out the roads in California in person, but I've never been there, residing in Georgia. Looks like a great drive!

[@Freewayjim]

The driving experience in California is unmatched anywhere else, by all means if you have the opportunity, go out there.

[@TheSolarcatcher]

Love the choice of music. San Diego had a great smooth jazz station and tracks like this is exactly what they would play. Fits the area perfectly, although they could've gave I-15 some dignity to end at I-5. Great ride too!

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, I found myself always leaning toward jazz when putting the SD videos together, had to make myself look elsewhere with two of them. I don't know what the I-15 designation does not go all the way to I-15, makes no sense to me although I'm sure there is a story behind it.

[@rockersk08]

Freewayjim According to the Wikipedia article, the interchange with CA 94 is what prevents the designation, due to left exits and blind merges. I can't find a project page for improvements to it, but I believe there are plans to improve it so I-15 can be extended along the route.

[@Freewayjim]

***** Makes sense.

[@MegaFred1958]

Bonus video !just what was needed for Sunday!Thanks!

[@Freewayjim]

You are welcome Fred, glad you enjoyed it!

[@cincybengals101]

I'm trying to figure out why I'm so intrigued by these videos - but I am...

[@kerleymoh3339]

you are not alone.... I was supposed to be a highway hog is all I can say.... lol

[@theblindfoldep]

I was really surprised at how busy this freeway was considering the first half of the ride was through rural areas and small communities. Must be lots of demand from IE cities and vice-versa.

[@Freewayjim]

It's got 8 lanes in those "rural" area for good reason.

[@StevenEveral]

There's a lot of far-flung yet large suburbs of LA/Orange County in that area on the other side of the mountains.

[@hurricanefreak101]

Temecula and Murrieta are now growing suburbs with about 400000 or more living in the region - Wine Country is growing and growing - people commute to San Diego and OC

[@LIRR175]

Interesting to see that the HOT lanes are "open" in the beginning. Normally when I think of HOT lanes they're physically separated for their entire length.

[@tvttrg]

not always in california.

[@GoJoGeoff]

Thanks for another great & bonus ride Jim!

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks Geoff!

[@katecampbellmontanasulliva7529]

Cool. Yeah its Nash. I loved it! Keep up the good work!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you Nash!

[@asteyhighways]

The freeway stretch with HOT lanes looks very wide!! One of widest i have seen! The view of the freeway at 4:03 is very far and simply amazing!

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, yes it's pretty wide, 14 lanes I think.

[@cjs83172]

Freewayjim And I remember when it was the old US-395 with only two lanes per direction for most of the trip from the southern edge of Escondido south, except for the Poway/Mira Mesa stretch. The first few times I was on I-15 on that stretch (the Lake Hodges-Miramar stretch), it was the original US-395 alignment before it was first widened around 1980 or '81. The same is true with the alignment north of Deer Springs Road. I remember when you were routed onto Champagne Blvd. then the current freeway alignment was added as far as CA-76 around 1980, and then to it's current full freeway alignment to and through Riverside county in later years.

[@edelynedorsainval8170]

***** y5rgggt

[@dukeearl5122]

+Freewayjim mines is "13" ;)

[@mdavid1955]

Nice ride, beautiful scenery! CA must have bought large swaths of right away in the beginning of the freeway system to have room to add HOT/V lanes and rail transit in the median.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@hurricanefreak101]

So if you the other way from Center City Parkway to Highway 79 - The 15 freeway is called the Avacado Freeway some of the most beautiful driving in Southern California- Lilac. Ridge - it follows the old route US highway 395 - also Centre City Parkway is the old alignment of 395 in the 60s which ends and starts on the 15 freeway

[@cochrab]

Great ride Jim! There's nothing like California, gotta get back out there.

[@Freewayjim]

No doubt! thanks.

[@prostowerty]

Thanks, Jim! It was great!

[@candidnot]

What fun that must have been! It looked like it was quite a pleasant trip. Nice choice of music too :-)

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you, it was an awesome trip to be honest, loved every mile of it.

[@dukeearl5122]

Really???? porn music for ride along video?? :|

[@dukeearl5122]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Freewayjim]

That's smooth jazz, not porn music, come on now.

[@califgirl101]

Kudos! that was a cool road tour!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@InterstateJD]

Oh wow, unexpected bonus footage, nice surprise! (I guess 60 was too round a number to pass up.) Thanks for the ride and smooth jazz music.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@socarboy]

Bonus footage = another great FWJ ride!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@BNforever2009]

love that drive!!!

[@maureenjohnson5151]

Yes. I’ve never been to San Diego. I sure want to visit there.😎

[@wanilimbe]

Maureen Johnson Best drive of your life. Usually a bunch of speeders and if thats your type you’ll have a blast going 100+ downhill

[@luvcarsgay]

Wonderful, as always!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@dave11686]

Very nice, thanks for sharing!

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks for watching!

[@kerleymoh3339]

I did enjoy the bonus footage!!

[@Freewayjim]

+Kerley Moh Thank you!

[@jacobtimmons2170]

Jim, One city I would love to see again this year would be Pittsburgh. Hopefully, you can make that happen. However, I'm just throwing out ideas for you.

[@Freewayjim]

I filmed Pittsburgh in 2011 and got some good videos from it but would love to re-shoot it with the new camera, it's only a 13 hour drive from me, lol. It is one of my favorite cities so we'll see.

[@tylergrouplud8636]

Bonus! Anyways, do you plan on coming up to Connecticut again in 2014?

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, that's highly unlikely.

[@HoltCalifornia]

Just saying to anyone who uses the express lanes, it's actually free if you do not have fastrak-- and you ride with someone else. I drive it all the time with my mother-- for the past 2 years and we don't have fastrak and we never got a bill in our lives.

[@dukeearl5122]

what's your name

[@edwardmiessner6502]

You'll be pleased as punch to know that California State Route 15 is now designated as I-15, all the way down to the Harbor Drive / Main Street terminus, or at least to I-5. (Source: Google Maps & Wikipedia)

[@Bailey.465]

No it’s not 😂

[@ThatsCoolMan1]

How about for the 2014 season you go to places like Yellowstone/Badlands/ Mt.rushmore. Also go to southeastern Oregon and Idaho, beautiful up there.

[@Freewayjim]

While those are probably interesting places, I don't see it happening in the foreseeable future.

[@jdcomix]

+Freewayjim >3

[@dukeearl5122]

ITS been confirmed the MT. EVEREST is the SECOND largest MOUNTAIN!

[@tylergrouplud8636]

Also, you and that grey car were having a race. They passed you and then you passed them. It was going for about 2-4 minutes lol. And no videos planned for CT or the Northeast for 2014 season?

[@Freewayjim]

No. I don't know where I'm going yet but I do know it won't involve CT.

[@ericn4664]

Are those Fastrak lanes or regular carpool lanes to the CA-163 interchange

[@Freewayjim]

FastTrack lanes.

[@ericn4664]

Thx

[@Bailey.465]

No, it’s actually both. They also serve as carpool lanes and you don’t even need a transponder. Local here

[@RicksTravelogue]

I assume carpools have to register when they get their toll tags, otherwise how do the sensors know that you have a passenger in the car?

[@Freewayjim]

Carpools have to have a FasTrak Tag to use those lanes, I believe there are cameras at the toll sensors that can tell if you are fudging with the carpool or not.

[@RicksTravelogue]

Freewayjim That makes sense. Didn't even think of cameras.

[@ivantheteribul]

5:25-5:50 was going near my house.

[@countenanceblog]

Hot Stove League, offseason vids from FWJ. Me likey. A lot. Ted Williams would have been a Cardinal but for one thing: He couldn't run fast enough. The Cardinals in those days were the gas house gang all about speed on the bases.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, Ted and Stan Musial on the same team? wow!

[@danbright1476]

Thanks Jim

[@tonysanchez9114]

How to drive or how not to drive?

[@jmvfrva]

FYJ should never leave footage lying around. Nice ride.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks

[@HighwayTheo]

Vraiment une très belle ballade avec un beau ciel bleu et une bonne musique. Le nombres de voies est assez impressionnant pour moi. En France, on a maximum 2x3 voies. Merci pour cette vidéo. Sorry for the French FWJ but my english is bad.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks OK, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@reylynbautista9737]

Reylyn Batista

[@marilynbautista9783]

Reylyn

[@alonsocarbajal2115]

thanks nice well done

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks!

[@jeffreyerni8981]

What have you for a car?

[@Freewayjim]

A 2012 Acura TL Advance, I list that and all my gear in the closing credits.

[@lakebay972]

The San Diego area is basically DFW with beaches and palm trees.

[@Freewayjim]

And mountains, valleys, canyons, better weather and about half as many people. Honestly, I don't think they are similar in any way.

[@lakebay972]

They both have crappy football teams.

[@Freewayjim]

LOL! Can't argue with that.

[@marilynbautista9783]

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