I don't know about you but here in the Garden State it's impossible to find open highway during the day to let your G go. At night time (after 11:00pm) I find the roads more amenable for a spirited run (be safe). I just came back from a great drive. Any night riders out there?

 

yep
i find route 287 to be sweet
starting around route 46 on to 287

and RT80 express use to be sweet until they started construction

Garden state is still the closest its those damn tolls that kill it

 

4:30 AM on South Padre Island Drive (three lane expressway) you can drive any speed you choose. I usually see maybe 1 other car on the way to work at that time. This is in Corpus.

Between Corpus Christi and San Antonio and Corpus and Houston there is NOTHING. I mean nothing. You, cows, heat, tumbleweed. You can roll up 37 to San Antonio as fast as your conscience (and nerve) will allow. The same goes for the Houston trip - 77 to 59 can be taken at your goverend limit for the most part, especially in the evening hours.

Both are pretty much drivable at speed all day, everyday. The sad part is you have to take the road to nowhere to enjoy either.

 

Don't forget REFUGIO County! from the Aransas river to the San Antonio river, unless you have a CB and get a clean report, watch it. I live in Woodsboro, right in the middle of it.

 

Excellent point. Forgot about it. I was thinking mainly from a traffic and open road standpoint.

Would you agree that you could drive 100+ (easily) to Houston, cops aside, based on traffic up 77 & 59? I mean, there would be little areas where you'd have to slow (damn traffic lights), but overall?

 

Most definitely! From CC to Houston, there are only two stops (if you catch the lights), Odem and Refugio. Other than that, you have a green light all the way.

 

I agree. If I end up staying late at work (Newark) and I'm in the mood for a drive, I usually take 280 -> 80 -> 287 ->17 -> 4

Just make sure you have a radar detector. Route 21 is also great for speeding from Newark to Route 80/3/46/ and GSP. But you have to worry about debris and potholes.

 

287 is probably the worst highway in New Jersey. I can't stand it. There are potholes ,road cracks and crevases everywhere, ridged pavement, tires scattered along the sides of the roads that sometimes blow onto the edges of the road, its terrible!

To be perfectly honest, if I am stressed out and/or just feel like going for a cruse, I head down Route 9 or Route 18, and I always love the turnpike and parkway as well, nice and smooth, not to mention the beautiful scenery by the NYC area.

 

287 has been redone don't know when was the last time you rode it or what part

 

I was out on 78 last night. Not bad.

 

Night is the only time you can really drive around Chicago w/o ridiculous traffic. The highways and the lakefront are a blast when they're wide open.

 

here in los angeles i love going up/down the 210 and the 2, those freeways are EMPTY at nighttime

 

I hit 80, like, twice. Traffic and Mr. J. Law prevent me from any more on the LIE, SSP, NSP etc...

Sigh...

 

Ever make you wonder we need powerful cars when we can't even open them up except for at night. Same way here in philly - sucky traffic - I-76 anyone. I'm on it everyday with my wife in her VW. I put about 5k a year on my car - half of that is from stress relieving midnight runs somewhere. Now I'm wondering what I could be doing with the $ but have decided that someday I'll have a great paid off G with no miles that will bring me years of stress relief and hassle free ownership. THe cost of the midnight run is about 100/per but whatever. I can't seem to part from my car.

 

You and me both I know how the Schuykill sucks! Try listeninig to some Hooverphonic.