Comments on: Jay Leno’s Race through LA

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:29:54 +0000

We have many “Hidden Racetracks” in the Orlando area. The kids know where they are. Forsyth Road is one of them.

One of those “kids” killed a youngster on his bicycle that thought he was safe by riding on a sidewalk. This was the second time this driver killed someone — two people killed by the time the “kid” was 22 — imagine that.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/14963312/detail.html

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:12:18 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with driving for pleasure and I too didn’t sense that Leno was speeding through the roads…however, why call it a ‘race’ when it’s not?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:22:01 +0000

Did you notice how smooth those corners and stops were? He wasn’t going anywhere near as fast as it looked from the low camera angle shots.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:22:20 +0000

Oh, Noooo. He didn’t break any laws.

He said so in the last 10 seconds of “The making of” clip. And I am sure that you (wink, wink) believe him along with all the other people that fell off the turnip truck yesterday (to mix a metaphor).

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:50:23 +0000

I don’t think Jay was encouraging anything dangerous or illegal. It was just a nice clip of a great place to go for a drive, using a fantastic car.

By: Keri

Keri — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:27:49 +0000

This was my take on it. The video itself seems harmless because Leno’s driving doesn’t seem reckless, but what is it encouraging? It won’t occur to someone playing with the cornering ability of their car that something other than cars might use those roads. What if there’s something other than empty road around one of those blind corners?

By: Steve A

Steve A — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:45:59 +0000

I never thought I’d think fondly of a Mercedes! Thanks, Jay.

BTW, after the video, there’s another that covers the “Making of” (also in the website link above). It was shot VERY early in the morning. I’ve driven those roads many times, mostly in two-seat sports cars, but a few times by bicycle. Topanga Canyon is better than Mulholland, and Latigo Canyon is better than that.

I think they should have picked someone other than Leno to castigate. He’s a credit to the old car hobby; his cars can often be seen on “My Classic Car” on the Speed Channel. The old car hobby is something that is more akin to people that love old bikes than the doctor that attacked the two cyclists. I suspect no one reading this has ever been honked at by a Stanley Steamer, much less a Blower Bentley.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:03:20 +0000

It also matters what day of the week. By the angle of the sun, it had to be fairly late in the day. The funny thing, I find that there really isn’t that much traffic on our roads so much as occasional congestion that’s dependent upon the particular time of day and day of the week.

Orange Avenue near SODO on a Saturday morning is pretty much free flow, hardly any cars in sight. But is close to gridlock on a weekday around 5:05pm. LOL.

By: ha1ku

ha1ku — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:28:43 +0000

As I watched the video, I couldn’t help but wonder “Where is all the traffic?” It’s a 6-minute video but maybe the whole round trip start to finish took a few hours LOL.

By: rodney

rodney — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:59:05 +0000

Those roads are deplorable. I’ll take Orlando’s brick paved roads before I would ride there. (….”haven’t been resurfaced since…..the 80′s”)