alright , what can you add to that for orange discos ? <| sep |> I don ' t have to anymore , no , but I used to . I regularly cross CA 85 , CA 87 , I 280 and CA 17 , but there are enough footbridges and overpasses without onoff ramps that I rarely have to deal with anything scary . For instance , I often cross I 280 at MacArthur and then head down Thornton to the footbridge over 17 at Downing . Probably the worst I deal with regularly is coming off the CA 87 S bike path and making a right turn onto Curtner . You have to get across the cars coming at you onto 87 N and then make a right turn across the lane that dumps onto 87 S . Even that isn ' t a big problem . It did take a while to find all of those routes . I still run into one every once in a while depending on where I ' m going . Riding confidently and assertively helps . Signal your intentions and take the lane as needed . Move over early and be as visible as possible . Google map ' s bike directions are getting better at helping you find these routes . What area are you riding in ? You also might ask in rBAbike to see if anyone knows a better route for you .