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America's fastest roads
I came across an article the supposedly identifies the five fastest roads in America. While I don't necessarily agree with some of their choices I've driven around the country enough to know that some roads are definitely a lot faster than others.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/23/in-a-hurry-try-one-of-americas-5-fastest-road- s/
What are your choices for the fastest roads?
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/23/in-a-hurry-try-one-of-americas-5-fastest-road- s/
What are your choices for the fastest roads?
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The article talks about Arizona SR.79 from Oracle to Florence Junction which is a two-lane with little traffic and light policing that's just as fast as I-10 even if it's not quite as fast as they'd lead you to believe it is. It's to narrow to go more than 75 except for short bursts IMO and people seldom do.
I-93 from Boston to New Hampshire is a major commuter route.
It's not all that fast during rush ours but at other times it can be quite fast. I've discovered that no matter how fast you're going somebody will pass you. If you loaf in the fast lane you'll have someone on your tail in less than two minutes wanting to get by. I-93 is my candidate for fastest road in the east which is amazing considering it goes through suburbanB oston and the cities of Manchester and Concord NH. Policing is light generally although you will occasionally see multiple cars pulled over.
The stretch of I-95 in New Jersey that they cite can be pretty fast but it doesn't hold a candle to 93 in fact it isn't as fast as anywhere on 95 South of Richmond when the limit bumps up to 75.
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It's not all that fast during rush ours but at other times it can be quite fast. I've discovered that no matter how fast you're going somebody will pass you. If you loaf in the fast lane you'll have someone on your tail in less than two minutes wanting to get by. I-93 is my candidate for fastest road in the east which is amazing considering it goes through suburbanB oston and the cities of Manchester and Concord NH. Policing is light generally although you will occasionally see multiple cars pulled over.
I commute everyday on 93 and will agree that during commute hours, it's slow but during off peak hours, it flows along at 75 or so. If one isn't being a jerk, one won't be bothered. Now that 93 is being widened from 2-3/4 lanes all the way from Salem to Manchester, NH, it'll be interesting to see how fast it'll move.
I've been on that one! :surprise:
All of my long distance driving is done in the West .. live in Colorado and have family in California (I-70 and I-15), plus we like to vacation in Arizona (I-25 and I-40). Most of those roads are limited to 75 MPH; we'll usually do 77-79 for the most part - figuring that most cops won't stop anyone that is within 5 MPH of the limit.
Have been passed repeatedly by folks doing 85-90. I'll let them ferret out the cops hiding in the median and behind bridge abutments while I cruise along make decent (but not spectacular) time.
I've found they won't stop you if you're with 9 of the limit unless it's a school zone or something.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Lots of people were faster than me, but not by much, except for one guy who likely was doing a bit over 80. The NY cops tagged him within three miles of his passing me.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The state police on the Mass Pike aren't overly aggressive or visible - stay within about 10 over and you are OK.
But yesterday there was an officer shot multiple times during a robbery in Woburn, MA - about 15 miles north of the Pike in the eastern part of the state. About 350 officers were on the investigation.
I know what isn't a fast road - 405 in WA state. A terror yesterday as almost always, never seen a 60mph highway where the lemmings will gladly putt along at 45 with light traffic and nobody in front of them, also nice slowdowns for no apparent reason, trucks without lane discipline, and some expasion joints that feel like foot deep holes. I need to remember to keep off that stretch between 6am-8pm.
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But on to the fast roads topic, 90 and 82 east of the mountains are probably the fastest roads in the state, especially 82 past Yakima when the revenue enforcers become sparse.