I am a 16 year veteran of the 15 commute, albeit I only have to make the drive a few times a month and do it with my employers car and gas, but there was a year in those sixteen I made it daily. It’s hell, don’t do it. You feel like you drove to Vegas or Disneyland when you are done. Living in Temecula or Escondido makes no difference because it’s 20-25 minutes to get from Temec to the 78, then it’s 20 minutes per mile from Escondido to Lake Hodges, some days I have spent longer getting through Escondido than the rest of the commute combined. Once you get past the mall it’s fine, at least it moves. The last time I went to s.d. the traffic was worse than normal (if that is possible) so I veered off at El Norte, drove to San pasqual and tried to get back on the freeway at Via Rancho Parkway, from the east side. What a joke, I spent 25 minutes just getting on the freeway. The construction is partly to blame but it was bad before the construction and when the construction is over in 2012, all that will be added is a carpool lane. That’s another thing, they’ve been building that thing since my kids were in diapers and my kids will have cars before it’s done, what are they using for shovels, teaspoons?