Speaking of Nope

[Mik]

I've had a myriad of speeding tickets since then but they've all been on long trips.

[jon-nyc]

I drive like an asshole and it’s getting worse and worse.

[George K]

@Mik said in Speaking of Nope:

was racing some other car

I've posted pictures of D3's Hyundai which was sideswiped by a guy who was racing on I55 - she flipped the car at 65 mph and ended up in a ditch.

Idiots.

[Doctor Phibes]

Every freaking day on the I-95, or Masshole Central as we call it. People with their lights on full fucking beam, weaving through multiple lanes. I started by backing off and just not hurrying at all, now I've started leaving the house earlier at around 5.10, getting off the Interstate and driving in on Route 1 because it seems like it's a matter of time before one of these mobile colostomy bags runs into me.

Not that I'm angry or anything. I check my pension estimator once a week.

[89th]

If your time allows it, those slower alternate routes are so much more enjoyable.

[Doctor Phibes]

@89th said in Speaking of Nope:

If your time allows it, those slower alternate routes are so much more enjoyable.

Route 1 is ok at 5.30am. In the afternoon it's a living hell, but I occasionally take it anyway.

[Mik]

I like taking the nearly abandoned US highways when traveling. Less than a tenth the traffic and you see more.

[George K]

@Mik said in Speaking of Nope:

I like taking the nearly abandoned US highways when traveling. Less than a tenth the traffic and you see more.

In 1973, I did a solo road trip. Chicago to Toronto (where I spent a night with my aunt and uncle), then to Montreal and south to New York. I spent the night in a hole-in-the-wall motel just this side of the border.

Then, I took small roads all the way down to the suburbs of New York (Nyack) where I spent the next night. I remember that drive through the Adirondacks to this day. Just gorgeous. Then I drove out to Oyster Bay where I spent a week with Mrs. George #1.

I drove a 1972 Opel 1900 (later called "Manta") with power NOTHING. Not even A/C, and am AM radio. Loved the trip.

[Copper]

@Mik said in Speaking of Nope:

calculate the actual time you save by speeding. If you're not going a pretty long way it is insignificant

It's not really about the arrival time, it's about driving properly.

The idea is to get out of my way as fast as possible so you aren't the genius who causes the traffic jam.

[89th]

@George-K said in Speaking of Nope:

@Mik said in Speaking of Nope:

I like taking the nearly abandoned US highways when traveling. Less than a tenth the traffic and you see more.

In 1973, I did a solo road trip. Chicago to Toronto (where I spent a night with my aunt and uncle), then to Montreal and south to New York. I spent the night in a hole-in-the-wall motel just this side of the border.

Then, I took small roads all the way down to the suburbs of New York (Nyack) where I spent the next night. I remember that drive through the Adirondacks to this day. Just gorgeous. Then I drove out to Oyster Bay where I spent a week with Mrs. George #1.

I drove a 1972 Opel 1900 (later called "Manta") with power NOTHING. Not even A/C, and am AM radio. Loved the trip.

That sounds great. And even better that you remember it so well, which proves the point.

[George K]

@89th said in Speaking of Nope:

That sounds great.

I wish I had done some smaller roads on the way home, rather than taking the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I was amazed at how pretty some parts of New Jersey were - "Garden State" after all.