[DrScump]

101 is more East/West at that point, until it bends around the bay at Whipple.

That whole area is direction-impaired. The city of East Palo Alto is northwest of Palo Alto and in a different county!

[throwaway60453]

Yeah, San Carlos air traffic controllers get pissy when you announce northbound over the 101 and you're really flying due west, with the sun in your face even.

[DrScump]

If you really call it "the 101", they will peg you as being from SoCal.