Florida turnpike or I-95??
Went to the keys earlier this year, took the turnpike. Several areas, I could see I-95 and it did not look any more crowded than the turnpike. The turnpike fee was $55 for my rig which isn't a big dea...
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rwess wrote:
A few years back there was a lot of crime affecting tourists while traveling on I-95 in Miami. At that time they told all tourists/people passing through to use the Turnpike due to safety.
I do not know if they cleaned up the problem at that time, but I would avoid I-95 in Miami like the plague!
Oh yeah I recall that. The criminals would take an old junker out on 95, pick a likely victim and rear end them to get them to pull over. Criminal activity would then ensue. I think the police were telling people to drive the nearest police station in case of minor accidents w/o stopping.
Or as a variation they would get in front of some prosperous looking victims, slam on the brakes and then get rear ended. Where upon they would all have 'whiplash'
