Getting Through Large Cities

[Ottawasteve]

I hate stop and go traffic when towing, especially when it is more stop than go. I prefer to get up as early as necessary, 2am or 3 am if required to make sure I'll be through a large city center before 5 am. I find this significantly cuts down on the number of idiots their cell phones while eating breakfast and playing with their radio at the same time (These drivers are often the cause of accidents during rush hour even if they are not involved in the accident).

If I am rolling towards the outskirts away from city center by 7 am, there are rarely significant hold-ups, and we can stop early with a days' drive, the equivalent of 3 hours of rush hour plus 9 hours driving, behind us.

[Rendrag]

The last time I checked, the "safest" time to travel was 3:00 am on Tuesdays according to the Dept of Transportation. No weekend drunks and very light traffic.

I schedule places like Nashville, Dallas, Houston, etc. on Sunday mornings. Works for me.