INTERSTATE HWY TRAFIC

skipll wrote:
I just made a trip from North Carolina to Nova Scotia---I found the traffic very heavy on most interstates.
So I wonder bout Interstates in the middle of USA-----Are they as heavenly traveled as the ones near the east coast???

As a generalization, and we all know how dangerous they are, I've found that the big difference between eastern Interstates and those say, west of the Ohio River, is that the latter are only 'busy' around the major cities, and once you get out of town, there's a lot less congestion. Interstates in the east, however, are busy along their entire lengths, more or less. It has to do with population density, more than anything. Everybody talked about how bad I-15 south of Salt Lake City would be back in 2012 on our vacation, but it was deserted compared to I-95 between Baltimore and Philly. Even I-70 through Denver at 4:30 PM in the rain was child's play compared to what we normally see here along the East Coast.