States closing rest stops
Link I'm surprised that Florida is doing it.
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In VA Geico 'sponsors' the rest areas. And I believe that State Farm does the same for MD. They realize that rested, alert drivers are less likely to have accidents.
IMO, rest areas are still needed as finding a rest room in some small towns is next to impossible. And the last time I drove through CT the rest areas were in bad shape. At one of them they closed half of the parking lot and made it a commuter parking lot. Sad, but the trend will probably be towards either revenue generating travel plazas or hitting the fast food joints at the exits.
IMO, rest areas are still needed as finding a rest room in some small towns is next to impossible. And the last time I drove through CT the rest areas were in bad shape. At one of them they closed half of the parking lot and made it a commuter parking lot. Sad, but the trend will probably be towards either revenue generating travel plazas or hitting the fast food joints at the exits.
