Saw a really interesting thing yesterday in St Leonards on the Pacific Highway.
I was riding northbound, had just come through Herbert St and caught the red light at Reserve Rd where you would turn to go up to Royal North Shore hospital.
Initially there would have been around 6 cars stopped at the lights - I had two in front of me in the left lane. But then the lights didn't change again for ages. Traffic continued to build up and by the time they changed traffic was backed up past Christie St, around the corner back towards Crows Nest further than I could see.
After sitting there for a few minutes an Ambulance came down the highway southbound with a Police motorcycle escort - one in front and one behind - and turned up to the hospital. As it turned off a CareFlight helicopter came in overhead and landed at the hospital - possibly just a coincidence.
Not long after the ambulance came through the intersection the light changed back to green. It is a well studied phenomenon that people overestimate how long they spent in a queue so I pulled my Strava data for the ride - the lights were red for around 4:30. I would have estimated closer to 6-7 minutes - so phycologists are right.
I would normally expect this intersection to cycle through the various turns in about 60-90 seconds max. Has anyone seen this before? Clearly something was special about the ambulance given it had a police escort - maybe transplant organs or something? But I don't think I have ever seen traffic lights being manually held except for when royalty or high end political leaders have come to Sydney. Has anyone else ever seen anything like this, or have inside info about how this gets coordinated at the Transport Management Centre?
I seem to remember an old Chinese restaurant on Pacific Highway and Grape Street, somewhere in that area. It was a fairly large building with a good sized parking lot. I remember going with my wife there at least once, maybe a decade ago almost. Inside there was like a little bridge/river theme going on. And I do remember there was either a car wash or gas station close by or across the street.
It's definitely not there anymore and I think I know what's there now, but I'm really not sure.
I cannot remember the name of the place, nor do I have photos of it, but my wife and I were reminiscing about places and such and this particular place came up.
I'm wondering, does anyone by any chance remember the name of the place and maybe even have photos of the restaurant or even the inside of it? Just looking to take a trip down memory lane, that's all.
Hello!
Driving N to S from Seattle to San Diego. Need feedback on this route and stops for Pacific Coast Highway. Anything you would add, skip, extend, take longer from one destination to another/spend a night in between?
Day 1 - Seattle to Portland (stops in Olympia, Aberdeen, Long Beach, and Seaside/Canon Beach) Day 2 - Stay in Portland Day 3 - Portland to Crescent City (stops at Tillamook Cheese Factory and Newport) Day 4 - Crescent City to Fort Bragg (stops at the Redwood Forest, Glass Beach and Mendocino) Day 5 - Fort Bragg to San Fran (stops at Marshall and Point Reyes) Days 6 - stay in San Fran Day 7 - San Fran to San Luis Obispo (stops or drive through in Pigeon Point, Monterey, Carmel by the Sea, Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, Elephant Seal Cove, Pismo Beach, Hearst Castle) Day 8 - San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara Day 9 - Santa Barbara to San Diego (stops in Venice Beach, Santa Monica Pier, Huntington Beach, Latina Beach) Day 10 - stay in San Diego
If you need to get tested it might be best to head elsewhere or delay a few hours if you can.
Traffic north and south through Wickham on Pacific highway (Hannel st) is rammed.
via King5 news:
"A pedestrian died Monday morning after being struck by a commercial vehicle while crossing Pacific Highway South at South Kent Des Moines Road. The driver of the commercial vehicle failed to stop at the scene, according to the Des Moines Police Department (DMPD). Officers were called to the scene shortly before 7:30 a.m. and found the victim unconscious in the northbound lanes of Pacific Highway S.
Anyone with information that could help identify the suspect or the suspect’s vehicle should call the DMPD tip line at 206-870-6871 or email phscrimetips@desmoineswa.gov."
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