Oohh. Kirsten will want to kill me, but...

[gridlore]

Another option for the trip.

Fly to Detroit, rent a car, and drive to Montreal. 586 miles according to Google Maps.

So, how crazy am I? I'm figuring a red eye to Detroit, and breaking for a lunch will get us into Montreal in the evening. Remember, I drive long stretches for a living, so it's not a big thing for me to go six or seven hours on the road.

Canadians.. anything I should know about driving on your beaver-infested roads?

Comments

[robertprior.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm not a person then?

Oddly enough, I do follow the limit most of the time. More reaction time and lower gas usage are things I value when driving…

[pauldrye.livejournal.com]

More reaction time only for stationary objects, of which there are far fewer on the highway than one might suspect.

Gas mileage, I give you.

[robertprior.livejournal.com]

Truck tires (or remains thereof), potholes, mattresses, bits of metal fallen off something, rocks, wandering animals, an accident just over the hill…

I've encountered enough of these that I prefer to keep my chance of avoiding them as high as possible.

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Do you follow the limit on the 401?

Is there much traffic also doing the limit no or is most of it still going faster?

I have not been on the 401 since April.

[pauldrye.livejournal.com]

About 1 driver in 20 on the 401 around Toronto is doing the speed limit, barring traffic jams (though that's a big problem).

On the 407, I'd estimate 1 in 50.