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I dunno if you’ve ever driven on the 5 between LA and San Diego, but it is absolutely the worst drive ever (because there are always eleventy billion traffic jams), unless you’re driving in the middle of the night. My home is in northern LA county, so I have to make that trip semi-often, and I avoid that freeway at all costs - I take a convoluted route involving the 15 and 210, which is quite a bit longer, but at least doesn’t jam up as often.</p>
<p>So, you could, but I sure wouldn’t.</p>