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From: kaufman@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Northeast Driving Observations
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Date: Tue, 24-Sep-85 14:09:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 24 14:09:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!kaufman    Sep 24 13:09:00 1985


/* ---------- "Northeast Driving Observations" ---------- */
> I have just returned from a vacation that involved driving through
> New York, Pennsylvania, Deleware, Maryland and D.C., and I thought
> some observations of driving conditions in these areas might be
> helpful to others on the net.

> Pennsylvania:
> Great going east-west, IMPOSSIBLE to go north-south. I-81 is a joke!
> This thing has been under construction since before statehood. NE
> extension to the Turnpike is a "must take". (toll very reasonable)
> I-76 and I-95 around Philly are equally bad.  East-west expressways
> from York to Scranton good.  Average cruising speed - ~60 east-west,
> <50 north-south.  Average passing speed -~70 east-west, N/A north-south
> (how can you pass on a TWO lane Interstate?)

Actually, the whole state is continually under construction.  They spend
all their time trying to fix highways that for the most part "ain't broke"
while not doing some vital work (the construction of a new I-78 through the
A-B-E area comes to mind.)  It is this observer's theory that road
construction is a more popular pastime in Pennsylvania than football and
deer hunting combined.  If you wish to see another state gone construction-
happy, try Ohio, especially on Thanksgiving weekend!

> Maryland:
> There seems to be a split personallity here.  Off the Interstates one
> can flow with the traffic (sometimes >70).  On the Interstates the limit
> is 56, PERIOD.  This lightens-up somewhat on I-86 north of Baltimore.
> Average cruising speed - ~65 on expressways, 56 on Interstates.  Average
> passing speed - ~75 on expressways, N/A on Interstates (would you pass
> if you saw TEN radar traps in <20 miles?).

I think you mean I-83 there.  Never having run that stretch of 83, I wouldn't
know, though 95 going toward Wilmington is also heavily patrolled.  On the
other hand, I-70 west of the Baltimore-Washington area is not covered so
heavily, and once you hit the mountains, you will also be rewarded with
some nice views.

Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman)


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