How to handle lousy commutes




San Francisco Chronicle Arts & Entertainment - Spoken Edition show

Summary: For all those who are upset and frustrated by the ridiculous traffic that has clogged Bay Area freeways for years (and is getting worse by the day), I have miraculously come up with a solution.For instance, take the stretch of the Interstate 80 Eastshore Freeway that runs past Berkeley to and from the Bay Bridge. For the first time in years, I managed to fly through that miserable patch of pavement at the speed limit.