Originally Posted By: CANOEDOGS
i would be happy to drive a side road twice the miles and keep moving than stay on a jamed up freeway.


I cannot stand sitting still for no apparent reason. I "blindly" followed some Google Maps directions that gave me one route. Turns out going another way was 15 minutes faster. Straighter road, no lights, higher speed limit, less traffic. Oh well. Lessons learned. Physical Map in the car. Still have not yet purchased a GPS. Trying to train myself to be "situationally aware".