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Question: Highway Troubles?
Charlie Parker:
Hi guys,
The more I think about riding across the states, the more real the idea becomes. :)
However one question I can't seem to find anywhere is... what do you do on the highway when you come across an exit?! Riding through it just seems dangerous, especially if a car is behind you. I only ask because I'm sure this is a problem that would come up a lot on my tour, and I want to know the legal way to handle it.
Thanks in advance,
CP
John Nelson:
Stay to the right until it's clear and then cut over. Don't cut over until there is a shoulder to go to. Better yet, stay off limited access highways. It's a lot more enjoyable.
Charlie Parker:
Could I avoid limited access highways for the majority of the trip?
tsteven4:
Easily. You might want to consider the adventure cycling route network. I can think of a few places on ACA routes I have done were you had to be on the freeway for a stretch, but I would guess it is less than 1% of the distance.
staehpj1:
--- Quote from: John Nelson on March 02, 2013, 01:54:26 pm ---Stay to the right until it's clear and then cut over. Don't cut over until there is a shoulder to go to. Better yet, stay off limited access highways. It's a lot more enjoyable.
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--- Quote from: tsteven4 on March 02, 2013, 04:17:41 pm ---Easily. You might want to consider the adventure cycling route network. I can think of a few places on ACA routes I have done were you had to be on the freeway for a stretch, but I would guess it is less than 1% of the distance.
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Yeah, I think there was only one section (I-80 East of Rawlins) on The Trans America where we rode on interstate. I don't recall how long it was, but it wasn't all that far.
On the Southern Tier I rode a lot of interstate and didn't mind it. In fact I rode quite a bit more interstate than the official AC route uses.
It is easy enough to navigate the interchanges if traffic isn't crazy heavy and it isn't a really major interchange, like where you need to cross multiple lanes of traffic. Those can generally be avoided though.
If you aren't comfortable crossing the exit lane, you can typically just exit and then get back on via the on ramp.
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