"No one in my family trusts any of the bridges around here. After the quake of '89, they think if they ever drive on a bridge, it'll collapse."
"So how do they get to the city?"
"I know it sounds crazy, but they first drive an hour down to San Jose, and then they drive an hour up the Peninsula. And that's if there's no traffic."
"There's always traffic."
"They rather drive around the bay, than drown in it."
"Think of all the hours they've sat in the car."