Well, go ahead and try it out. Have you and a friend leave slightly differently from your homes in San Francisco to go see another friend in San Jose. You leave

Well, go ahead and try it out. Have you and a friend leave slightly differently from your homes in San Francisco to go see another friend in San Jose. You leave ~ 10 mins from each other and you'll arrive ~ 10 mins from each other. You'll encounter similar traffic. Go ahead and test the way your world works. The short term doesn't matter. It gets beaten by the weight of other stuff.