nyc opinion anyone???

I would be more afraid of chicago than nyc. NYC is a parade compared to chicago i think!

 

chicago aint squat compared to NYC i lived there for 5 years and can get through that place like a nobodys business

 

I agree,
Chicago is a peice of cake compared to NY.

 

new york is nothing and you can go in with a 53ft we do it all the time.
all i can say is go in to new york like if you belong there no one will %$ you.


p.s..then again i was born and raise there

 

Driving in NYC and Long Island, for the non-northeaster:

1. Bridge heights are posted 1 ft. below actual, and measure off the lowest point of the bridge (usually on the shoulder). Pay attention anyway, don't blast up to something assuming you can fit if it doesn't look right.

2. Stay OFF anything that says PARKWAY!!!!! The fine is large, the cops get prickly, and if you continue on you run the risk of driving a convertible a la Arnold in Terminator. 7' and 8' clearances are the norm, and there are very few places to turn around once you get into one. This is where you want to re-read those PCMiler directions about 6 times and cross-check your truckers atlas. In NY, parkways are very often referred to by name, not number (Southern State, Northern State, Palisades, Prospect, Hutchinson, Sawmill River, Taconic, to name a few). Some companies are anal about out-of-route miles and want you to run secondary/tertiary roads, in the name of saving a few miles... this is one place to tell them to shove it and stick to designated truck routes regardless of mileage.

3. Assert yourself. If you're timid, you'll sit. You are the 800lb gorilla, and sometimes you need to make a point of that. Don't be reckless, don't get pissed, stay in control, but be assertive. Get into the intersection on left turns, don't hang out behind the stop line waiting to be let in, for example.

4. Different boroughs have different quirks. Brooklyn is a grid, as is Manhattan. Queens looks like someone threw a pile of spaghetti on the floor. Staten Island is somewhere between. The Bronx is mostly grid-like. Long Island is NOT included in the boroughs though you may still get borough pay, and is rather more suburban to rural the further east you go.

5. NO PARKING. There aren't many places to park a truck, or to fuel up if you're restricted to the larger chain truck stops by your company.

6. 53-footers are technically allowed only 1 mile from the national network...around NYC that means 495 and 295. Usually you'll be left alone, unless the cop's bored. However, they can be very difficult in spots as turns are tight. Sliding the tandems up to shorten the wheelbase can get you into a lot of places, but mind the tailswing. Spread axles, you want to take a lot of extra room to count for the offtracking, NY loves to put phone poles and other things on corners, right where your trailer wants to go if you let it.

7. Manage space. If making a right turn and buttonhooking, DON'T leave space for a car to get around between you and the curb. If they think they can fit, they will attempt it, leaving them in a very bad spot once you start to turn right.


Just a few tips I was taught...I learned to drive a truck in NYC and my instructor had been doing it for years with zero incidents.