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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 2 Mar 2022 09:50pm - Edited by: KinAlberta
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Any good / funny driving stories?
Horrible stories?
Things you hate seeing other drivers do?
Basic driving principles people don’t seem to grasp?…
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travellerw
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# Posted: 2 Mar 2022 10:38pm
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LOL.. Our cabin is between Edmonton and Ft. Mac. That road proves a whole new level of stupid almost every weekend.
Pretty much a new wreck in the ditch every weekend.
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 2 Mar 2022 10:49pm - Edited by: KinAlberta
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We go NW of Edmonton. Pretty uneventful most of the time.
Below is a MUST WATCH video.
Not sure if exactly the same rules and laws apply here in Alberta but this guy does a great job nonetheless!!!!
Who Has Right of Way When Merging? | Highway Code
| BlackBeltBarrister - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SnClGweUvkQ
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Brettny
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 04:31am
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I specifically chose our property location because we cant use an interstate to get there. Theres about 10mi of 4 lane road the whole trip and half of that is due to hills. By the time we are less than halfway there all the riff raff has turned off the road and we are home free. It's a very easy drive on country roads 90% of the trip.
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Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 06:44am
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From what I have gathered over the years as a member here I may have one of the longer drives to my cabin 4.5-5.5 hours depending on the traffic. I have drive from the east end of Long Island, through the outskirts of NYC, through Westchester county all on interstates. After that I can get on route 22 which is a 2 lane road. My biggest gripe is “left lane campers†how hard is it to pass someone and then move back to the right lane?
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Nobadays
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 08:37am
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Well.... IG we might have you beat for drive time, we are 9-10 hours to the cabin. That said we are there 9-10 months of the year so maybe our AZ home is the "cabin!" In fact this year we are going to make our Colorado cabin our permanent address... our domicile.
We are 550 miles from the cabin, 300 of that is I-40 and 65 miles on I-25, the rest are minor highways mostly 2 lane and of course our famous 22 miles of dirt road for the final stretch.
My pet peeve is truckers on I-40.... I know they are working but because they want to go 1/2 mph faster than the truck ahead of them, they stack 10-15 of us behind them while it takes them 3-5 miles to pass the other truck, all the while doing 65-70 on a 75mph highway.... where we are all trying to drive 80mph. Of course that means people zipping around trying to pass on the right if you leave any room between you and the vehicle in front of you. Crazy sometimes!
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Brettny
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 08:51am
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Quoting: Irrigation Guy From what I have gathered over the years as a member here I may have one of the longer drives to my cabin 4.5-5.5 hours depending on the traffic. I have drive from the east end of Long Island, through the outskirts of NYC, through Westchester county all on interstates. After that I can get on route 22 which is a 2 lane road. My biggest gripe is “left lane campers†how hard is it to pass someone and then move back to the right lane?
I know the route you take slightly. 684 has got to be the worst road to drive on as far as road conditions and drivers. Not to mention the weekenders fleeing the city north.
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jsahara24
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 09:15am
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We are 4 hours from our cabin, but about 250 miles. I get on Interstate 81 about 20 mins from my house, then get off 81 and go about 20 mins to the cabin. While it is all highway, traffic isn't bad at all. I love driving through Syracuse NY at 5pm on a Friday and not even slowing down due to traffic.
So I can't complain, but have seen all sorts of stuff from cars on fire, to horses running in the median, etc.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 10:26am
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45 min from our driveway to the cabin, we have to go through the county seat town of 10K pop and edge of another small town when we get off the 4-lane that goes most of the way there. The short cty trunk to our cabin town road is the scenic 'decompression' part. We dont mind the 4-lane, it is pretty direct, gets us there fast, traffic isnt often bad/dumb But the ditches have lots of dead deer. We have taken to calling that stretch Deer Kill Run.
We mostly see the dumbness within the 5mi 2-lane stretch between home and the cty seat, like the guy that passed me on the left ! as I was about to turn left into my driveway (yes, had directional on, had slowed properly and moved to the centerline so there was good room on the right to pass).
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Irrigation Guy
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 10:34am
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Quoting: Brettny I know the route you take slightly. 684 has got to be the worst road to drive on as far as road conditions and drivers. Not to mention the weekenders fleeing the city north
I’ll take 684 over the LIE any day.
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littlesalmon4
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 10:54am
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No 4 lanes for us. We are 3hrs from our cabin. Might see another 10 vehicles the whole drive. We are more likely to have problems with a local moose, elk or deer.
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SE Ohio
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 01:52pm
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We have one VERY busy interchange if we head to cabin at rush hour/right after work. Traffic backs up for miles sometimes, and there is ALWAYS someone who thinks they should be able to skip the line and force their way in...
After that the next hour is good highway, with one reduced speed stretch where there is usually a speed trap on travel days. Cost me $150 'cause I forgot where I was... Big local money maker!
Off the main highway, the rest is usually a breeze through the forested rolling hills. Very little traffic but paved roads. The cabin road is barely used. Sometimes its a half-hour or more between cars passing during the day.
My dog always barks when he hears our driveway gravel crunching under the weight of a rare visiting vehicle. My wireless doorbell!
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Bruces
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 02:16pm
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I have two ways to get to camp ,both are 20 minutes drive ,one is a two lane highway ,a little rough feels like going to camp ,I usually go that way even though it beats the hell out of my truck ,the other way is 4 lanes , nice drive if you like smooth .My camp is close enough ,I lived there in 2020 and worked from there with no problems .The short drive is the best thing since sliced bread .
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 03:08pm
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5.5 hours, drive over 3 passes, the further away I get from a big city, the nicer the drive is. The last 100 miles is the easiest.
310 miles one way
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Fanman
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 05:29pm - Edited by: Fanman
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Mine's about 100 miles, but I have to get past NYC. It's 1:50 if there's no traffic, but after work on Friday it can be anywhere up to 3½ hours. If I avoid the highway it's a predictable 2:45. Every year it's a bit worse, it's a tossup whether I go insane before I retire and can just stay there all the time.
But Monday morning, if I leave the cabin by 6am I can reliably be at work before 8.
Or if the weather's good I can take the plane, that's about 1½ hours airtime, but 15 minutes to the airport on the home end and 45 minutes to the airport on the cabin end, with the need for a ride. But I can smile as I look down at the traffic on the interstate. 
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frankpaige
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2022 05:35pm
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2 hours. Door to door. I leave early so that I do not get behind the rock haulers going back to pick another load. If there was a pet peeve? It would be those that drive WAY over the speed limit( I admit to 5-10 over), those that try to pass a car so they can be second, third or fourth in line. You can drive like a fool and get there two minutes before I do? And then there are the leaf peepers. Colorado's Kenosha pass has some great Aspens. I have learned to just sit back and have another cigar and wait till closer to sundown to leave for home. And there is learning to apply sunscreen at higher altitudes and snow reflecting sun. Enjoy the cabin time this year, folks
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happilyretired
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# Posted: 4 Mar 2022 12:02am
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We have it pretty good. 52 minutes, 56 with bad traffic. The first 15 minutes is on a 4 lane divided highway, the rest on a 2 lane but light traffic. It's easy and painless, halfway there is a large general store where we stop for gas (usually the best price around) and where my wife's favourite wine is sold, or we get some groceries we forgot. 5 minutes from the cabin we pass a store that sells groceries, propane, has a restaurant, a beer store, gas, it even sells weed. 2 minutes later we drive past the local butcher where we get all our meat.
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happilyretired
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# Posted: 4 Mar 2022 12:04am
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Some of you that drive 3, 4, 5 or more hours. Wow, mind blowing.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 4 Mar 2022 05:11am
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Quoting: happilyretired Some of you that drive 3, 4, 5 or more hours. Wow, mind blowing.
I could only drive 1hr and be in the mountians but it is an expensive area and has heavy weekend traffic. Heavy weekend traffic can(and most likely will) mean the area can change real quick.
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FishHog
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# Posted: 4 Mar 2022 06:17am
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Some of you guys have it good.
I have a 7 hr drive and that includes going on one of the busiest highways in North America right past Toronto
I can avoid that highway and I do lots but it makes it an 8 hr drive
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montecristo
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# Posted: 4 Mar 2022 07:53am
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Quoting: toyota_mdt_tech 5.5 hours, drive over 3 passes, the further away I get from a big city, the nicer the drive is. The last 100 miles is the easiest. 310 miles one way
Nearly the same for me (except no passes). 305 miles, closer to 6 hours. Miles 200-250 are through a reservation and rarely see a vehicle. Miles 250-300 are through a State Forest on a gravel road. See even less vehicles there.
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paulz
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# Posted: 4 Mar 2022 09:05am - Edited by: paulz
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18 miles! Five miles down the freeway, rest is windy two lane road. The city my house is in has 50k people, town where my cabin is 800, on 5-50 acre parcels, so it's a big change. But the biggest change is no neighbors within eyesight or earshot. Also it's 5 miles from the coast, the weather change can be 10-15F cooler in summer.
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2022 05:53pm
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Interesting article:
A Trucker Explains Your Worst Highway Driving Habits
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/travel/advice/a26784/how-to-drive-highway-ad vice-from-professional-trucker/
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ICC
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2022 06:38pm - Edited by: ICC
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...from the linked to article above.Stupid is everywhere. Yep.
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mj1angier
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2022 07:54pm
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3 hrs to the cabin, 95% of it 4 lane hwy. Most of that is I-40.
Biggest thing for me is timing- leave by 1:30 on Friday and it's mostly a 3 hr trip. Leave at 2:30 and it will be 4 hrs if you get lucky.
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Curly
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2022 11:21pm
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I haven’t had too much to complain about on my trips to my cabin until about 10 days ago. As I approached my cabin's driveway looking forward to a relaxing day, I saw this scene. It did not give me good feeling.
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Curly
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2022 11:26pm
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My driveway is where the deputy’s car was parked. That’s gives a guy a bad feeling. In total there were three deputy cars, three rescue squads and a fire truck and some other vehicle I don’t know how to classify. One of the deputies told me a guy had been fishing on the lake alone in an 8 ft jon boat if front of my cabin and had fallen overboard. The air temperature was 34 F and the ice had gone out about three days before, so the water had to be 32 F. The guy had somehow swam to the opposite shore and was able to call 911 for help. The rescuers commandeered my canoe and jon boat and got him into a rescue squad. After an examination, they decided his body temperature was too low and the medics called for a medivac chopper and flew him out. I understand he’s alive and okay, and hopefully wiser. I hope he finds a new hobby other than fishing in a tiny boat on cold days.
What’s my pet peeve when driving to my cabin? Finding every emergency vehicle in the county on the road in front of my cabin! That’s a bad feeling
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Alaskajohn
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# Posted: 15 Mar 2022 09:41am
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I solved all of these issues by moving full time to my cabin. While I do occasionally return to the world, it’s at the time of my choosing and not a weekend dash with all the others trying to escape reality for an all too short weekend. The trip is quite enjoyable some Tuesday morning when the lone road is empty.
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happilyretired
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# Posted: 15 Mar 2022 10:31am
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I've seen enough bad behavior from truckers to know that some of them are just as bad as non-truckers.
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BRADISH
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# Posted: 17 Mar 2022 02:31am - Edited by: BRADISH
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I am 1.5 hr drive from door to door, 1 hour on the pavement, 30 mins on 17 miles on what can be some of the gnarliest gravel road you've ever seen... 
The gravel road is originally an old oil road built in the 60's, but what I have to imagine were the biggest baddest men to have ever walked the earth. There are a few wild hills to traverse, and about half of it is built into the side of canyons. Couple that with seeing snow 7 months of the year, and you get some really white knuckle driving. It's seen some upgrades in the past few decades, but is still locally known as one of the worst roads in the area.
Luckily I have learned to chain up early and often and haven't had any really negative experiences, other than shedding a few years off my life in stress probably.
Getting my Bobcat and trailer in sure was exciting at 10,000lbs, but ol' blue made it. I will certainly be glad to be back to just towing a couple four wheelers in when I'm done building..
Worst driving habit I've seen is people going 60+mph and drifting on blind turns.. Nearly been taken out about a half dozen times - and it's not just teens driving either!
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