And quit being in a hurry on the road. There isn’t reason. Zero.
I’m running along with 22-tons of canned dog food in the box. Thus I’m at 78,000-lbs doing 68-mph. And you come down the ramp with maybe 200’ clearance. That’s not half what you need (legally).
What’s the force equation?
And is it really how you want to go? We just chop chop what’s left of you and add filler?
Right lane only. Ease along. 64-mph keeps them flowing around you. Zen. I’ve been traveling coast to coast since 1962. So don’t be the left lane when the now typical dumb driver comes down the ramp barely ahead of the Third Worlder in the big truck. You’re in the wrong place. (Next stop: Big Bobby’s Place!!)
Planned stops at nice
family-owned venues. Two hour intervals tops for rest area or a culinary adventure. Write that plan days in advance. Assume 60-mph average (Average is always slower than you think it will be). Get out the atlas and space the rest areas. Bring your own. Fuel once daily at lunch on a one hour plus break.
www.roadfood.com
One of my favorites in Lubbock. The working man’s blue plate special.
Make your passengers happy. No C-stores or fast food. Think picnic. Use the park tables. No one does. That’s sad.
Only fools make work of what should be pleasure. And,
these days, to go with the flow is to be a fool.
Further, 300-miles is enough. More than 400 means you shouldn’t have been out there at all. Seriously. Can’t be trusted with what’s precious.
Leave early, as it’s traffic volume that’s the problem (dawn or before). Stop hours before dusk. Relax. Have something on ice.
Rest.
(Repeat as necessary).
300 or 3 o’clock. Has worked for Americans on vacation since before WWII. Engraved on my heart as a child.
Listen to yours.
Have a beaut of a holiday!!
(Thx for thread, B)
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