Our major concern is the southbound traffic, because everyone seems to come home at the same time. Taking a gamble One stretch of interstate, between Baker and Primm, presents an entirely different problem. This stretch is one of the few in the state on which the California Highway Patrol actively uses radar. Much of it is wide open road, sloping downhill, and traffic often begins moving at dangerous speeds. The problem shifts from inconvenience to danger.
People are just nuts.
You cannot slow down to 70 mph without getting run off the road. They don't allow you any slack on your tail. It's very scary. We regularly write up speeders for up to 100 mph on that grade. Aggressive driving, such as passing on the right shoulder or tailgating, is common here, as drivers take out frustrations from having to wait in traffic earlier.