One thing I learned is, it's jammed going into the Bay Area from Los Banos each morning, then it's jammed coming back out of the bay to Los Banos in the evening. Jams everytime I'm there, except on weekends when less people are traveling through that small road.
I hardly deal with traffic on weekend going to the Bay Area from either direction. Weekday is hell but I can understand that people are driving to work, taking care of business that is open M-F.
I told my daughter she is flying out of LA to Spain vs SF. Plane ticket is cheaper too.
Im glad her visa got approved. She can finally go study abroad in Madrid, Spain this coming fall semester.