This is the way
Posted by Silent-Room-4987@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 34 comments
Posted by Silent-Room-4987@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 34 comments
nicerakk@reddit
Always. Every time.
yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit
Yay gotta take the GW at least once in your career.
nicerakk@reddit
I tell people this. Then after they take it, I tell them "now try delivering to Javits Center or Long Island Center"
Mother-Guess-7629@reddit
Delivered to Brooklyn once. Told my broker never NYC ever again. Rudest drivers. And I hate to say it, but most insufferable Jewish warehouse motherfuckers I’ve ever met in my life.
Ornery_Ads@reddit
Once in your career?
More like...3-5 times/week.
yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit
I’m so so sorry. I hope you have a good therapist.
Mother-Guess-7629@reddit
I take it roughly once every 6 months just to see if there’s been any improvements. 91 improves little by little. 95 about 20 miles before the bridge is bearable. But holy Mary mother of Jesus the bridge still rocks your shit if you’re doing anything over 25mph. Surely they can shit this shit down for a couple nights and save everyone time and money on suspensions and tire damage for the year
Delicious-Bet-2694@reddit
Dont take it under winter tho, they are doing construction now going northbound, reduced to one lane its taking an hour to cross at 1am
w3stvirginia@reddit
I say this about 270 and 495 going into and around DC. “It’s really late, I’ll be fine.” Every time I regret it. Six months later I do it again and regret it again.
yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit
This is always the answer, unless you’re going further then Connecticut— then you take I-87 North up to I-84 E, instead of going up I-95 N off the I-287z
Silent-Room-4987@reddit (OP)
Northern maine is my receiver
yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit
I do a lot of runs to Maine too. If I’m coming from below NYC, I prefer to run 287 > 87 > 84 > 90 > 495 > 95. Although I hate going thru Hartford with a passion. Personally, have bad luck rolling thru it. Always some sort of road drama happening to me.
kumquat731@reddit
87 to 90 if tolls aren’t an issue. Avoids all the Bury’s and Hartford.
Mother-Guess-7629@reddit
Overnight driver here. It’s like a $15 toll and adds 15-30 min for me. Missed the exit for 87 one time and thought, ehh what the hell. Roads not bad and you just pop out right on i90. Couple extra service plazas along the way makes this an acceptable mistake.
Silent-Room-4987@reddit (OP)
Thats what im doing. Hartford.... 😒.... hartford is its own animal. Its either chill or shit. No middle.
whats_a_corrado@reddit
Good way to get around Hartford is 72>9>91 then jump back on 84. You can also take 691 to 91 but I don’t want to deal with the scale
yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit
Sounds like this is the way to go! Thanks
Christyyy22@reddit
If you’re just passing through on 84 take 691 and 91 instead, it’s an easy bypass for Hartford unless you actually have to be in Hartford. Adds like maybe 2 minutes
yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit
Niiiice! I’ll route that way for now on. Thanks
whats_a_corrado@reddit
691>91 or my favorite is 72>9>91>84. Only adds a few minutes at most. I run through there 3 times a week in morning traffic
yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit
Thanks for the hot tip!
pardipp@reddit
early morning george washington is the way but speed limits always 55. i take that route (which im taking tomorrow) which is longer but speed limits 65 for the most part and it’s a nice drive. a lot of hills and mountains tho so make sure u don’t speed and stick to 68mph max cruising and below 65 down hills
GlitteringCold@reddit
Saved this cuz I’m going tomorrow
fastnsx21@reddit
Nah. Take 684 then 84
yourtruckdrivah@reddit
I’ve done both. I wouldn’t take 684 when it snows
wittywillync@reddit
The real way is only staying on the west coast / midwest. Lol 😆
Desperate_Fee_808@reddit
I’m out here now..this is novice level compared to my usual northeast corridor lol
BadamPshh@reddit
Fortunately I'm usually going all the way down to GA or SC so I just go over to the 78/81 and go through Harrisburg, no Baltimore DC philly NY, just avoid all those traffic hellholes
kashkoi_wild@reddit
At 2:31AM I am taking GWB , actually you can drive relatively freely through it between 11pm and 5am
Silent-Room-4987@reddit (OP)
I was south of dc when i took that. :/ otherwise yeah i would've done exactly that
Capt_Cyral@reddit
Nope... that's the "RAPE the truckers wallet region" .. so I stay away.
Used-Chemistry1685@reddit
Not feeling the George Washington today? 😂
bromah3@reddit
Staying out of the northeast is the best way. I prefer free parking and distance from a**holes.
Fumblerful-@reddit
It'll be a cold day in Hell before I ever go to a place calling itself Yonkers.