Originally Posted by
worker4youth
Olympic is a 6 lane road (3 each way + left turn lane). It's just that during the day, they allow parking in the right most lane. In Koreatown, I believe Olympic is as friendly as it will get if you want to travel east/west, other than taking side streets. However, in my experience, cycling on Olympic will save a lot of time. Otherwise, Venice has a bike lane that starts around Crenshaw I believe, that travels all the way to the beach.
You're right, I was certain it was a 2-lane (4-lane total) on my one and only ride on it. Maybe because I was nervous from being on the rough road (did I imagine that??) and the cars edging me out. I rode it from La Brea to Crenshaw. Do you ride Olympic regularly? Is it heavily used by other bike commuters?
On the other hand, I'm pretty happy with Venice which I currently ride from Overland to Crenshaw.