Scary/dangerous roads!

[Dionysus]

Someone once told me that speed limits on Florida highways can get up to 85mph. Is that true?

As for roads out town, I don't find this one dangerous (unless someone is confused or drunk), but I find it kind of scary...the part of Lakeshore drive in Chicago where there's like two expressways running parallel to each other. What's up with that? When you make a left turn onto the farthest left road, it feels like you're going down the wrong way.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

Someone once told me that speed limits on Florida highways can get up to 85mph. Is that true?

As for roads out town, I don't find this one dangerous (unless someone is confused or drunk), but I find it kind of scary...the part of Lakeshore drive in Chicago where there's like two expressways running parallel to each other. What's up with that? When you make a left turn onto the farthest left road, it feels like you're going down the wrong way.

In Florida (for most parts I've been) the speed limit is whatever you want it to be...Until you see the police. It usually works well for us. But usually the max is 70/75mph (on the biggest highways), I've never seen above that.

I'd have to say the WORST piece of road is the stretch of 826 (although all of 826 is bad) that runs through Hialeah-OMG! I'm sorry, I love my fellow Sfloridians, but it's obvious that most of those people did not learn to drive here. That road should be razed. I seriously, they don't know how to get on it, how to merge, how to drive, nor how to get off! WTF!

BTW- ever since I heard that Flamingo and Pines was the worst intersection I never got why because even with the hospital being right there and ambulances flying by at any given time you rarely see many accidents. When you do however, they are MAJOR. I used to work in the mall right there and drove that way every day and never had issues...

[PANTHERTEKE]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

In Florida (for most parts I've been) the speed limit is whatever you want it to be...Until you see the police. It usually works well for us. But usually the max is 70/75mph (on the biggest highways), I've never seen above that.

I'd have to say the WORST piece of road is the stretch of 826 (although all of 826 is bad) that runs through Hialeah-OMG! I'm sorry, I love my fellow Sfloridians, but it's obvious that most of those people did not learn to drive here. That road should be razed. I seriously, they don't know how to get on it, how to merge, how to drive, nor how to get off! WTF!

BTW- ever since I heard that Flamingo and Pines was the worst intersection I never got why because even with the hospital being right there and ambulances flying by at any given time you rarely see many accidents. When you do however, they are MAJOR. I used to work in the mall right there and drove that way every day and never had issues...

Yeah, it is pretty crazy. But all of 826, IMO, is bad.

And Flamingo and Pines was the worst because of the amount of car crashes that happened there per year. I don't know if that is still the case, but I remember seeing some nasty crashes there sometimes.

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

Someone once told me that speed limits on Florida highways can get up to 85mph. Is that true?

Speed limit is 70mph on I-75, I-4, and I-95 in FL. As for avoiding the cops, they tend to hang out in certain spots but can surprise you....

I-4, running from Tampa to Orlando. There have been many claims of people seeing ghosts from all of the dead motorists.

Sadly this is not a joke! Many people have died on that stretch of road due to bad weather conditions. They was a huge accident in March where many people died, and over 100 cars were crashed. This was due to dense fog and wildfires. They actually had to close the interstate for several days and re-pave the road!


On another note: Did anyone see the story about the plane that landed and took off on I-95 in Ormand Beach (Just North of Daytona)? Crazy stuff!

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

Speed limit is 70mph on I-75, I-4, and I-95 in FL.

I can't remember what it is right now but I-95 in Miami-Dade and Broward and Palm Beach counties is NOT 70. It's ridiculously low...ugh! 60s? 55? Anyone?