I don't like to fly (although I will do it) and I love to drive! My SAAB 9-5 turbo is fast, comfortable,
and can really eat up the miles. So I end up driving from Boston to Kansas and back at least a couple of times a year. I hate heavy traffic, (so what am I doing living in Boston??-I don't know) so time my driving to miss rush hours in Cleveland and Chicago (I-90, I-80) or Columbus, Indy, St. Louis, KC, if I drop down to I-70.
I'll leave Boston area after morning rush -about noon- which gets me to (and thru) Cleveland about 8-9pm. I stay in west suburbs. In the summer, that's a daylight drive, but in winter it gets dark about 4pm so half and half.
I'll leave Cleveland mid-morning, which with the time change puts me in Chicago about 8pm. Chicago has really good traffic radio, so if the traffic hasn't cleared yet, I'll just stop and eat or take a nap at an Oasis on the tollway. Get thru Chicago, stay in Joliet, head West on I-80 (less traffic, fewer cops) or Southwest on I-55 (shorter) the next morning. Again about half and half or mostly daylight, depending on the time of year. I guess most of the time on Interstates I don't care whether it's night or day, but I don't care for night driving on two-lanes, especially if its raining.
Lindy
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Originally Posted by fiatguy85
...I rallied the Fiat out with driving lights for longer visibility, and I recommend them for all cars without great bright lights, they do wonders.
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I HATE driving lights. Coming at me, that is. Especially on pickups and SUVs. Way too bright and most often badly aimed. If I flick my lights at them I get rewarded with high beams instead. Grrr!
