You haven’t driven in Miami?
Obama took at least $7 TRILLION American Dineros from us....
supposedly for “shovel -ready infrastructure jobs” like especially highways and roads
but we never saw a single new job (or, patently, any significant road construction or repairs). O eventually was forced to admit there’d been no jobs (no construction without any jobs, of course).
he (or his puppet-masters) still have our $$$$, however.
Now, if we can only elect someone who will reclaim our $$$ and actually deliver on the infrastructure promise! (or refund our taxes!!!!) But this is the SuperSized-VenteGrande-Corrupted USA government we’re talking about.
So, don’t get your hopes up...
“and ending in my home in BC, Canada.”
Well, then shouldn’t you be complaining to your PM about the roads in your precious Canada?
Why do all foreigners come here then tell USA citizens how things should be? Please clean your own house!
Are you related to Piers Morgan?
“Some state highways are in great condition (Nevada in particular impressed me) and some are awful. Signage varies from clear and prominent (once again Nevada is best) to secretive (Utah) to mysteriously tiny (WA). In parts of Washington, a state high”
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Here’s a hint: Las Vegas.
Taxes
During fiscal year 2014, more than $2.0 billion in taxes and fees were paid by Nevada hotel-casino operators. This included major contributions to Nevada’s three largest sources of revenue: sales tax, property tax and gaming tax. Nevada hotel casinos account for nearly $1.4 billion, or approximately 45 percent of State General Fund revenues – more than any other industry.
http://www.nevadaresorts.org/benefits/taxes.php
I would add “passive aggressive” drivers to your list of the dangerous.
I used to take a 50mph road, with one lane in each direction. Many times I’d see folks doing under the limit and when being passed, would speed up to block.
Not just a couple mph here, which often happens when being passed which I attribute to a kind of pack mentality that makes groups want to keep up w/each other.
I’m talking flooring-it speeding up.
Lots of head-ons on that road, for which would I blame the passive aggressive more than the aggressive.
I don’t mind those who want to be slow and safe, but I absolutely detest those who feel they must “punish” those that don’t follow their “model”.
I used to watch a lot of those Russian dash cam crash videos. It was a gateway drug. I then went on to US dashcam crashes, “insane” crashes, and am now mainlining on “pedextrian” crashes.
In all seriousness, they should show certain parts of those videos in driver’s ed. You can really learn what activities lead to such mayhem.
The pedestrian ones are amazing. About 80% are the fault of the pedestrian, and most of the remainder could have been avoided if the pedestrian had been attentive and understood that their life (and the life of the baby in their stroller) was at stake.
I dunno. When I lived in Washington State, people used to fear Canadian drivers. Something about their inability to translate kilometers into mph. ;)
Come to New Mexico next time and you won’t have to write one of these....
As the safety equipment gets better, the driving has gotten worse. I don’t think driver’s ed is actually teaching much about handling a car anymore, either. I know parallel parking went out the window years ago. As far as the road conditions, some states are better than others, always have been. Interstate signage should be standardized and not varying from state to state, as far as I’ve understood it. Road conditions in general have gotten sort of spotty, some get resurfaced regularly, more often than necessary in my opinion. Others are more patch than pavement.
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One good policy would be to change the very definition of “Speed Limit” from upper to lower limit. (with exception for extreme inclement weather)
No one should ever drive below 70 MPH on a major highway in clear weather.