Interstates versus secondary roads
Interstates versus secondary roads. I found that I prefer interstates because people are able to easily pass me. I don’t like tailgaters, they annoy me and make me nervous. At the same time I can unde...
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rhagfo wrote:CavemanCharlie wrote:pnichols wrote:
"By the looks of the pictures I would have no problem on those roads at 55-60 MPH." :h
Boy or boy or boy .... is this going to start a landslide of comments!!
Maybe I'm seeing something wrong and I apologize if I am.
But, it looks to me like gentle curves and a fairly wide road. In MN if the curve is to tight there is a sign recommending a slower speed.
I see there is no shoulder on the road but, that is fairly common on the county paved roads around here.
As I said maybe I'm seeing it wrong but, it looks like fairly wide two lane road. I've been on two lane roads where each lane is only as wide as a car. Trucks have to drive on the white line when they meet. That road looks in the pictures to be wider then that.
Of course I have no idea what speed the road is posted at. There are no signs in the pictures.
The road in the pictures is Oregon 26 the main road between Portland and the Seaside/Canon Beach area posted speed is 55 mph the flow is between 55 and 65, but 60 is typical. There are places were it also has a shoulder and passing lanes. I believe that the lanes are between 10' and 12' wide as a semi will do OK on this road.
There are places with sharper curves, with recommended speeds at 45, and hills and dips and areas of "Sunken Grades".
This picture give a little perspective on the width with some oncoming traffic.
