5 Responses to “Driving tips for New York???”

1. admin says:

   October 31, 2009 at 4:47 pm

   In article <8FEB199321212…@jetson.uh.edu> st…@jetson.uh.edu (Atteberry, Charles R.) writes:
   

   >    This weekend I am flying into Newark NJ and travelling
   >North towards Westpoint and Newburgh etc.  I have never been to
   >that portion of the country so does anyone have any driving tips
   >for that area?  For example popular speed traps along the way?

   if you take the NYS Thruway (sounds like you might), then expect troopers
   to populate U-turns in the median with some degree of regularity (or
   U-turn like openings in the median.)  the defacto speed limit is 65, and
   they rarely ticket cars going under 70, unless it’s a slow day.

   if you should find yourself on the Taconic parkway, be careful;
   the troopers like to camp out and catch the (often lazy) speeders
   on that road.  i’ve never been caught there, but many have.

   >Types of radar employed? Since I am kflying the only "stealth"
   >equipment I will have will be a radar detector.  Are radar
   >detectors still illegal in large trucks in NY?

   both X and K are likely; Ka is a rarity in NYS, probably rarer than
   the laser (which is in use out west towards syracuse, but which i’ve not
   yet heard of along the hudson.)

   >  But then again
   >I will be in a speed burner of a car a Geo Metro rental car!

   i don’t think that the Metro can go fast enough to put you at risk,
   quite frankly.

   cheers,
     richard
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2. admin says:

   October 31, 2009 at 4:48 pm

   st…@jetson.uh.edu (Atteberry, Charles R.) writes:
   

   >    This weekend I am flying into Newark NJ and travelling
   > North towards Westpoint and Newburgh etc.  I have never been to
   > that portion of the country so does anyone have any driving tips
   > for that area?  For example popular speed traps along the way?
   > Types of radar employed? Since I am kflying the only "stealth"
   > equipment I will have will be a radar detector.  Are radar
   > detectors still illegal in large trucks in NY?  But then again
   > I will be in a speed burner of a car a Geo Metro rental car!

   Radar detectors are legal in NY in passenger cars, but try to keep it
   inconspicuous; no use annoying a cop that might otherwise give you a
   ticket.

   You’ll probably be taking 17 through NJ, which is a pretty twisty road,
   so I’d advise sticking close to the speed limit, and watch for lots and
   lots of construction and lane closures.

   Once in NY, you have the option of getting on the thruway, which is
   fairly heavily patrolled, though I’ve never seen even an unmarked car,
   never mind anything unusual: Just the standard black/yellow Caprice with
   the party lights.

   You’ll get stuck with a toll or two on the thruway (only 50 cents), but
   it’s much faster and safer than 17, which often slows down to 30-35, and
   has lots of lights and narrow sections.

   Wave when you pass Sloatsburg, where I work.

   Dave

   –
   55: It’s not a good idea, it’s just the law.
3. admin says:

   October 31, 2009 at 4:48 pm

   In article <1993Feb9.202036.14…@cabot.balltown.cma.COM>, we…@cabot.balltown.cma.COM (richard welty) writes:
   

   > i don’t think that the Metro can go fast enough to put you at risk,
   > quite frankly.

   Can a Metro even get up to freeway speed?  I’ve seen my nephew riding his
   bike faster.  ;-)
   —

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4. admin says:

   October 31, 2009 at 4:48 pm

   In article <qoasyB3w1…@major.panix.com>, d…@major.panix.com (Dave
   

   O’Shea) writes:
   > st…@jetson.uh.edu (Atteberry, Charles R.) writes:

   > >       This weekend I am flying into Newark NJ and travelling
   > > North towards Westpoint and Newburgh etc.  I have never been to

   > You’ll probably be taking 17 through NJ, which is a pretty twisty road,
   > so I’d advise sticking close to the speed limit, and watch for lots and
   > lots of construction and lane closures.

    I drive between Southern Vermont and East Rutherford, NJ twice a week.

    17 is not really twisty but it does have an incredible amount of
   traffic.  The lower
   part below Ho-Ho-Kus is never patrolled for speeders although there are
   occasionally
   cops cruising about.  To the NY Thruway the cops are lazy using
   continuous X-band.
   There are numerous falses along this road.

   > Once in NY, you have the option of getting on the thruway, which is
   > fairly heavily patrolled, though I’ve never seen even an unmarked car,
   > never mind anything unusual: Just the standard black/yellow Caprice with
   > the party lights.

    There are unmarked cars on the Thruway.  The most common are maroon Caprices,
   the new round model.  There are also some older unmarked Caprices, usually in
   baby blue.  There are only 3 falses between exits 15 and 19.  The cops
   use K-band
   in both instant on and continuous formats.  The cops tend not to do
   speed enforcement
   if there is heavy traffic.  They also like to pace cars so you have to be aware
   of who is following you.

   Iain Wacey
   c…@pluto.dss.com
5. admin says:

   October 31, 2009 at 4:48 pm

   tdlow…@ulkyvx.louisville.edu (Tony D. Lowe) writes:
   

   > In article <1993Feb9.202036.14…@cabot.balltown.cma.COM>, we…@cabot.ballto
   > > i don’t think that the Metro can go fast enough to put you at risk,
   > > quite frankly.

   > Can a Metro even get up to freeway speed?  I’ve seen my nephew riding his
   > bike faster.  ;-)

   Hell yes, it can! You just need to push it off a high enough cliff.

   –
   55: It’s not a good idea, it’s just the law.