Seasonal traffic questions

Yes. The snowbirds in the RVs will migrate south. Bad thing is, at the very first snow, every Darwin winner will flock to the roads in because their natural instinct is to die a stupid death.

This was caused by the ban on lead based paint. Do not pity them...it protects the herd.

 

The leaves will be turning soon so there will be many out viewing them, then it gets to hunting season, that gets a bit crazy, next winter sport season, them worse than crazy. Traffic is only going to get worse so be prepared for major delays.

 

Yes. I prefer running winters because less construction and generally less traffic [outside of busy holiday traffic days and when/where fall colors are near peak]

 

Inner cities will have more traffic in the upcoming months, especially September. This is when school starts. 6:30-9am, 3:30-5pm

 

Brother, traffic is getting to be a nightmare out here, it is the great economy that is doing it. I highly doubt it will let up any time soon. And I have asked my buddies the same, we are all complaining about the sudden increase in traffic, both trucks and cars. Get used to it, it is a sign of good things are happening, even though it makes our days and nights that much more difficult.

 

You know that population explosion they been saying might happen? We are right in the midst of it and it will only get worse, dang religions told us to be fruitful and multiply and then we did so.

 

We also threw open the front and back doors about 20 years ago and allowed in any/all strays that wanted to come in and never leave.

 

Have you run out west? Pretty much anything east of the Mississippi will have lots of traffic. Out west I often will be all by my lonesome, not another vehicle in site.

I ran US-50 in Nevada once, at night. That's "The Loneliest Road in America". Dead straight for miles crossing a broad valley with a full moon. When I say a broad valley I mean it takes the better part of an hour to cross it. Never saw another set of headlights in the rear view or the windshield.

 

Just about any urban area in the US large enough to have a "loop" around it has traffic. They are all surrounded by "bedroom" communities. The traffic in the morning and afternoon between those communities and the anchor area can be staggering, worse yet if the DOT planners failed to fix it. As a trucker you CAN not avoid these area's totally. All you can do is minimize your exposure. However sometime that is not possible because of pickup and delivery appointments. There is no correct answer here. Just do the best you can do to stay professional and NEVER be part of the problem. As far as the roads in general take a good look at this population density map.



This map is about 8 years old. However take a good look. Once about 100 or so miles away from colorized areas the traffic is not as bad. I saw someone say the Mississippi river. I have to respectfully disagree. It is from East Texas through most of Oklahoma then starts to merge with the Mississippi around St Louis.