Route 66 Review - Driving

Whilst I have written about the car, a few more notes on driving.

The roads along the trip have varied immensely, from standard roads to great 12 lane highways, from empty roads through the desert to great traffic jams in cities. Often the roads were not of a great quality (and not just the old Route 66) with some quite big potholes to try and avoid along the way.

Lorries in the US appear to be well powered, and tend to travel at the speed limit (if not above). I have therefore had several circumstances whereby I have even been overtaken by huge lorries which can be a little scary!

The other interesting thing is the amount of discarded parts of tyres that have been seen on the roads all along the journey. Often they can be quite large and need to be avoided. It is all very reminiscent of the tyre situation in Formula One and the amount of rubber left at the end of a race!