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TheLuvShack
Explorer
Aug 05, 2018

America's roads are awful!!

I'm seriously thinking about giving up RVing due to our Nation's lousy roads. Tired of being bounced around for miles on end. I'm beat after traveling 200 miles in 4 1/2 hours on terrible roads. Primarily in the Midwest. It's just no fun anymore. Anyone else feeling this way?
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  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Aug 05, 2018
    The roads may be awful but the free cell phones, and other things, are just fine.
    Pennsylvania has the highest gas tax but, our roads are not any better.
  • Terryallan's avatar
    Terryallan
    Explorer II
    Aug 05, 2018
    Ductape wrote:
    Compared to what other nations?

    How many would be willing to pay higher fuel taxes?


    Not me. NC already has the highest gas tax any where around. We do have good roads though.
  • Terryallan's avatar
    Terryallan
    Explorer II
    Aug 05, 2018
    All I can say is that NC, SC, and Tenn have good roads for the most part. We just did Home to Kitty Hawk. 380 miles in 6 1/2 hours. were not bounced around, except on the bridge going on to the island. Kind of galloping on the bridge.
  • Ductape's avatar
    Ductape
    Explorer
    Aug 05, 2018
    Compared to what other nations?

    How many would be willing to pay higher fuel taxes?
  • coolmom42's avatar
    coolmom42
    Explorer II
    Aug 05, 2018
    I agree Midwest roads are terrible, and driving on them is very very tiring.

    Come to Tennessee, we have really good roads. Most of the southeast has decent roads. Even the farther northwest/cold states (Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana) have good roads compared to the Midwest.

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