For 2,000+ Mile Round-Trip Drivers Only! (III)

[Gumbo4x4]

Originally Posted by angwill

I know I-57 is boring but it is faster than I-65 so just keep that in mind.

There's also a fantastic Mexican buffet in Mt Vernon,IL - Sundays only

[angwill]

Originally Posted by Gumbo4x4

There's also a fantastic Mexican buffet in Mt Vernon,IL - Sundays only

Mt. Vernon is usually where we stop on the way home but sadly never on a Sunday. I will keep that in mind if we ever come back that way on Sunday. Thanks

[remlover]

Originally Posted by angwill

Mt. Vernon is usually where we stop on the way home but sadly never on a Sunday. I will keep that in mind if we ever come back that way on Sunday. Thanks

Do you really save a lot of time going down I-57? I have never traveled on I-65 through Indianapolis or Lousiville. Looking at the times, I'd probably be hitting Indy by 5pm. A lot of traffic their?

Speaking of Mt. Vernon, Seems that is the stop I always make for gas. I always forget how long Illinois is from the tip to the bottom.

[angwill]

Originally Posted by remlover

Do you really save a lot of time going down I-57? I have never traveled on I-65 through Indianapolis or Lousiville. Looking at the times, I'd probably be hitting Indy by 5pm. A lot of traffic their?

Speaking of Mt. Vernon, Seems that is the stop I always make for gas. I always forget how long Illinois is from the tip to the bottom.

We only drove I65 twice and both times there was more traffic especially trucks. I can't say how much time is saved maybe an hour. Drive I65 one way and I57 the other and time it to see which works best for you. Remember too with I65 you have to go around Indy too and at 5pm that's rush hour. I just always try to remember for us Nashville is 8 hours and Atlanta is 12 so I try to make sure I don't hit those near rush hour morning or evening. Nashville always seems to be the worst for us with the traffic and we fly through in the carpool lane in Atlanta no problem.

[dvczerfs]

Originally Posted by disneymarie

Saying hello my friend, when is the next trip? I am hoping for June or Sept. a good friend from the west coast was shooting for March, but not sure our plans are going to work out
Need some warmth after all the single digits this week!

im ready now!!!! we are going in may. our dd still has to tag along. 20 years old and daddy still takes her to walt disney world. (thats ok, she is more then welcome) she is going to audition when they come to philly this year. her best friend from college is down there now working at the bib.bob. in the castle and i know its killing her. she would like to do the college program but she makes a good buck teaching tap and working at penera bread all while going to school and has a 3.7gpa. she said for her to give up her non min. wage jobs to go to work for $8.00 and paying room and board just dont make much sense but we are working on her.
tammy and i are also going down in september for 11 nights at okw. maybe we will be there the same time again in september.

[cruisingkat]

We drive to Florida at least 4 times a year - (2012 we did 5 drives to Disney) from the Chicago burbs. We have tried several ways - our GPS keeps wanting us to take I65. Before we had the GPS, we usually drove I57 to I24. We tried the GPS routing of I65 and weren't happy. Supposedly according the GPS it should be about 20 -30 minutes faster - however in reality it took the same amount of time. We have tried the I65 route 3 times and had the same result so we now stick to our I57 route.
I know that I65 has a higher speed limit than IL, but IN has 2 speed limits - one for trucks and one for cars where IL has raised the speed limit for trucks to the same as cars. So when trucks pass each other, they are going the same as you and you don't get sandwiched between trucks as you do in IN. When we took I65, getting caught between trucks ate up a lot of time.
Also, there seems to be a lot less truck traffic on I57 than I65.

[Lizzybean]

Originally Posted by cruisingkat

We drive to Florida at least 4 times a year - (2012 we did 5 drives to Disney) from the Chicago burbs. We have tried several ways - our GPS keeps wanting us to take I65. Before we had the GPS, we usually drove I57 to I24. We tried the GPS routing of I65 and weren't happy. Supposedly according the GPS it should be about 20 -30 minutes faster - however in reality it took the same amount of time. We have tried the I65 route 3 times and had the same result so we now stick to our I57 route.
I know that I65 has a higher speed limit than IL, but IN has 2 speed limits - one for trucks and one for cars where IL has raised the speed limit for trucks to the same as cars. So when trucks pass each other, they are going the same as you and you don't get sandwiched between trucks as you do in IN. When we took I65, getting caught between trucks ate up a lot of time.
Also, there seems to be a lot less truck traffic on I57 than I65.

We just did 57 for the first time instead of 65. We also got the GPS telling us it would be 30 mins longer but overall I think it was a quicker, better route with less trucks, traffic, and construction. I think this might be our new regular route after 6 trips.

[remlover]

I think I'm being sold on the I-57 idea more and more. From my experience it is not busy. Especially once you get past Kankakee, IL. My only concern are the speed traps on 57. I got hit with a ticket (7 over) way down. I'm not sure if its before the I24 cut-off or further south going towards the border. Heck, I have even see a Corvette as a police squad car.

Do you guys and gals keep to the speed limit or a few over? I try to keep up with traffic, but when you are alone sometimes it's hard to hide.

[Gumbo4x4]

I typically set my cruise 2-3 MPH over the limit. Much more than that & I start worrying & who needs the stress when you're on vacation?

[Lizzybean]

Originally Posted by remlover

I think I'm being sold on the I-57 idea more and more. From my experience it is not busy. Especially once you get past Kankakee, IL. My only concern are the speed traps on 57. I got hit with a ticket (7 over) way down. I'm not sure if its before the I24 cut-off or further south going towards the border. Heck, I have even see a Corvette as a police squad car.

Do you guys and gals keep to the speed limit or a few over? I try to keep up with traffic, but when you are alone sometimes it's hard to hide.

There was one CRAZY speed trap about an hour north of Champaign. I can't remember the towns, maybe just before Rantoul? We counted 9 state troopers, 7 of whom had people pulled over. It was about a 5 mile stretch and I don't think we saw more than 2 cops the rest of the entire trip! We absolutely slowed down through there (funny thing was right before that area DH was getting irritated at all the people going about 60 and then we saw why!) but we picked the speed back up after that. One of my BFFs is a state trooper and when she used to be on patrol on the roads she said she almost never pulled anyone for doing 10 or less over, especially in inclement weather. She says 7 is usually the magic number.

I'm sold on 57 going forward. I hate all of the semis and construction on 65. It just seemed 57 was quicker and safer. Plus no tolls getting there unlike 65. That helped too.

[your friend]

Where are the speed traps on I95 south between Philly and Orlando?

[edbo77]

Originally Posted by your friend

Where are the speed traps on I95 south between Philly and Orlando?

Virginia is by far the worst in my opinion. It is not uncommon for me to see more VA state troopers set up that in all the other states combined and I'm coming down from MA.

I'm actually making the drive down on Thursday, I will let you know if this still holds true.

[Indy Denise]

Originally Posted by remlover

Do you really save a lot of time going down I-57? I have never traveled on I-65 through Indianapolis or Lousiville. Looking at the times, I'd probably be hitting Indy by 5pm. A lot of traffic their?

Speaking of Mt. Vernon, Seems that is the stop I always make for gas. I always forget how long Illinois is from the tip to the bottom.

It's bad! Very bad. It moves, but very slow. This route takes you through the downtown area so there is a lot of cars entering the highway....but I do have to say accidents are not the norm. There are also a lot of semis during this time too.

Also as you are nearing Indy keep to the speed limit. It seems to me that you will get pulled over especially if you have out of state plates. If you are local they often overlook things.

There are a TON over unmarked police cars and trucks...Chargers, Mustangs, and white generic pick ups with an Indy state seal on them...as well as vehicles picked up from drug busts ..so you just never know when you will get pulled over for speeding..

[stevil73]

Looking for some tips from all the experienced drivers from Southern NH or MA. Family of 5 (3 preschoolers) planning to drive on Easter weekend. The plan is to leave southern NH on Saturday, March 30 around 6:30pm, hoping to get alot of the drive in while the kids sleep. Since we are driving at night, I was planning on this route: 495/MA Pike/84/684/Tappan Zee/GS Pkwy/NJ Tpke/95. Plan on stopping somewhere in the Carolinas, maybe GA if everything is going ok, then onto WDW the next morning. Since its a holiday weekend, any chance of hitting any holiday traffic? Does this route seem reasonable? Thanks

[Bearadise]

Originally Posted by Gumbo4x4

I typically set my cruise 2-3 MPH over the limit. Much more than that & I start worrying & who needs the stress when you're on vacation?

Same-same here! I like my cruise control for just that reason. I set it and stay in the middle/middle-right lanes. Let the slower people stay behind me or to the right of me, let the speeders pass me on the left. We plan to leave with enough time ahead of us, so that barring any unforeseen circumstances, we make it to WDW on time.

I plan on giving my money to the mouse!

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