I don't know about you but if you live in the Southern California area and you have taken a road trip to Las Vegas then you know about the I-15 freeway. This stretch of highway is one of the most ticketed stretches of highway in California. I can't even count the times I have been with friends on our way to Las Vegas when low and behold we see the red and blue lights behind us. Bad boys, Bad boys, starts to play in my head, lol. Yes it's the CHP pulling us over for speeding. I must admit I have had a few tickets on my way to Vegas since I turned 21. It's just that you want to get to Vegas already for crying out loud, lol. Same goes for the return trip home. I remember waking up one early Sunday morning to leave Vegas to return home and beat the south bound traffic leaving Vegas back to Southern California. My friends and I piled into the little rental and putted down the highway. The highway was as clear as the eye could see. You could see forever. We didn't see a single Nevada Highway Patrol car anywhere. We were booking it. Then right before we reach state line we noticed about 15 patrol cars pulling motorists over left and right. We were amazed. We thought we were home free then all of a sudden one went right after us. We asked why we were pulled over? The officer stated that their aircraft clocked us going an excessive speed. We were shocked. We had never heard of such a thing happening to anyone ever.
Traveling to Vegas from Southern California costs us:
- Time (driving takes 4 hours) (flying takes about the same time due to high security)
- Money (fuel/traffic citations)(taxes to widen the I-15)(airline costs rising)
- Lives (falling asleep at the wheel/drunk drivers)
Which brings me to my blog title. We have needed an alternative to driving or flying to Vegas. We need a high speed railway connection between Southern California and Las Vegas. I heard time and time again that they were planning on constructing a high speed railway for the longest. When you allow government to supply what the people need you are going to wait and wait and wait.
If the government can't supply it then we have to look to the private sector to supply us what we need.
Allow me to introduce you to Desert Xpress. Click here for their website. Desert Xpress is a private company dedicated to bringing high speed train service from Victorville CA to Las Vegas NV without any taxpayers dollars being used. We know how well our government handles our money right, lol.
What does this new service mean to Victorville and the surrounding cities of Hesperia, Adelanto, Apple Valley and Barstow? It means:
- More business
- Higher property values
- Jobs
Winston Westbrook is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and Notary Public servicing the cities of Victorville, Adelanto, Hesperia, Apple Valley and the surrounding Victor Valley High Desert communities of Southern California in the County of San Bernardino.
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