If you are looking to do something a little different while visiting Florida consider going to pick fruit. It’s a great way to see some of the countryside you might just drive right by. An inexpensive cooler from Walmart and ice from the hotel ice machine and you are ready to enjoy some fresh fruit….
Tag: toll roads
So, is this our future? Tolls to drive the speed limit nearing $50 one way? We’re getting close and these Express lanes are spreading. I’ve been using the new ones on the Veteran’s Expressway in Tampa. They are currently free while the Toll Authority is testing them. But the prospects of being priced out of…
There are several new articles about tolls this week. Here’s an article on how to save time by paying a $40 toll on I-66 in Virginia from the Washington Post. These same types of lanes have just opened here in Florida, the new lanes are free “for now.” Enjoy them while you can, once the…
Well, Irma has come and gone, the only things left are toppled trees, no power, heat, and the crazy drivers. Just because we had a hurricane doesn’t mean that the rules of the road no longer apply. If anything, the rules of the road should be followed even more closely. If the traffic light is…
Well, Florida has finally seen fit to address the rental car companies efforts to hide and avoid telling renters what they are paying if they drive their rental car on a toll road. Pam Bondi, the Attorney General of Florida has settled with about half of the rental car companies over these charges; read the…
6/9/17 Is it an Innovation if no one Knows? What? A driving innovation from Florida. Well… it’s here in Florida (Tampa) anyway. Traffic lights with a left turn arrow have different settings depending on the intersection. One version has a green left turn arrow which means you can make a “protected” left turn; there should…
Let’s Get Started with a Tip Here’s a driving tip that may only help me. I drive an old Honda Element that has a standard transmission. While I’m sitting in traffic waiting for the red light to change I push in the clutch and put my other foot over the gas. That means my brake…