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Bill Nelson
Unity Member
Post Number:
1652
Registered: 10-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 12:27 pm: |   |
Very Valuable Information!
When it comes to roads that beat and bang you up, Pennsylvania leads the nation. That's the word from the annual Highway Report Card survey of over-the road truckers conducted by Overdrive magazine.
What is so wrong with the highways and byways of Pennsylvania? The top complaints are the conditions of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-78 and I-80, as well as poor signage.
The states with the worst roads are:
1. Pennsylvania
2. Missouri
3. Louisiana
4. Michigan
5. California
The states with the best roads are:
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia and Ohio (tie)
5. Nevada and Virginia (tie)
The worst highway in the United States is:
1. I-10 in Louisiana
2. I-44 in Missouri
3. I-95 in New York
The best highway in the United States is:
1. I-75 in Florida
2. I-40 in Tennessee
3. I-10 in Texas
The most improved highway is:
1. I-40 Arkansas
2. I-80 Pennsylvania
3. I-30 Arkansas
The Overdrive survey not only ranked roads, but also the drivers who traverse them. Roughly two-thirds of respondents say road rage increased during the past year, with 36 percent calling the jump significant. The worst automobile drivers are in California, followed by Illinois and New York.
Bill Nelson
RISEN, ISBN 1-93301616-4
Behler Publications
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Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
2467
Registered: 06-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 01:06 pm: | |
no big surprises there, Bill. Driving almost anywhere in California is a nightmare on all fronts. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
Claudia
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Scott F. Falkner
Wandering Member
Post Number:
113
Registered: 08-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:15 pm: | |
"The worst automobile drivers are in California, followed by Illinois and New York."
Not only are Illinois drivers bad, but I CAN'T BELIEVE that they aren't on the list of the worst highways. Nothing like charging visitors AN ARM AND A LEG for tolls and then not using the money to fix the highways.
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Todd Hunter
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Post Number:
3034
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 05:56 am: | |
I've driven Missouri roads...
I find it hard to believe they could ever be #2...
Kansas, on the other hand, puts hefty highway taxes on gasoline, and puts those highways under construction every month of the year...I imagine if they ever stopped the construction, they'd probably be on that top highway list (except for the fact there's no easy way to come from the south and drive to the west and vice-versa).
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Tom Elkins
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322
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 07:31 am: | |
Know what you mean. Texas highways are good, but there's a big stretch in the middle of the state where there's no straight shot from east to west (and vice versa).
Tom Elkins
NORTH of TEXAS
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Fred Dungan
Unity Member
Post Number:
1380
Registered: 10-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 12:03 pm: | |
Only California has road rage. Here, when some jerk cuts you off, you can do something about it. Looking for some action? The Los Angeles AM radio news station gives traffic reports every 6 minutes that give the exact locations of gruesome pileups and/or motorists slugging it out on the center divider. Think you're a road warrior? Come to California and test your skills on our freeways.
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Laurel Johnson
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Post Number:
4193
Registered: 01-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 12:39 pm: | |
I can't believe Kansas and Nebraska aren't on the top of the bad roads list. I-80 through the parts of Nebraska I've traveled is a horrible mess of continuous road construction and clogged up traffic. And the Kansas Turnpike has surely reaped enough monetary harvest to pave every road in every state in this entire country. It's been in operation since I was a little girl, and that has been many many moons ago.
I guess they did not evaluate state highways. You could get lost in the troughs caused in Kansas and Nebraska small highways, caused by heavy farm equipment.
My Name is Esther Clara
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Todd Hunter
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Post Number:
3037
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 01:51 pm: | |
Just remember, the Kansas Turnpike was originally going to be made a free road when they made enough to cover the original expense of building it.
Then they realized what a cash cow it could be...
I imagine state highways were probably excluded for the most part because OTR truckers may not frequent them as much.
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LA
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Post Number:
2141
Registered: 12-2001
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 09:57 pm: | |
ha ha ha ha ha
I drive Michigan roads every day, and have for...too many years to state as a woman hiding her age. LOL. I replace at least 1 tie rod every winter. (last year was the driver side, so that means the passenger side should go out this year) My tires get worn to the belts in just over a year, and I haven't even bothered to replace the shocks and struts this time 'cause they'll just go out again. The tracks right beside my house are the worst ones in the town. The potholes get covered over--right before the plow comes through to remove the snow, snags the edge of the asphalt filler, and rips it out, spreading little black-covered stones for the next half mile. Michiganders can tell when they've crossed the state line because the car quits shaking. LOL. (sad, but true)
Yeah. I'm not surprised at all that Michigan is in the top 5, although I thought they would rank a little higher on the worst list.
LA
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