Car Society

Didn't notice this in previous stops in California but Bakersfield seems like a car-centric town. I don't mean to criticize but it is hard not to notice:

1. The street (Wible) where my RV Resort is located is lined with more car dealers than I've ever seen elsewhere and the dealer that changed my truck's oil (Motor City) is the largest dealer I've ever seen.
2. Many of the streets are huge - very wide; like double lanes without being marked as two lanes.
3. The speed limit on residential type streets through parts of town with traffic signals and pedestrians and bikes is often 50mph and people often drive faster!

While in Novato last week, I spoke to a friend who lives in the Bay Area; neither she or her significant other own a car. Quite the contrast from Bakersfield:)

Very wide streets.