Originally Posted by lv4dogs
I compared MapQuest and Google from Macedon to the Dog Park.
Overall distance was a 2 mile difference;
MapQuest said you could do it in 6 hours + 50 minutes = average of 58 mph;
Google said to allow 8 hours = average of only 50 mph.
They each pick a different way to get through Cleveland and the western suburbs -
and there's no "good way" to do that! MapQuest puts you on the Ohio Turnpike
(toll road) a little sooner. Final approach for both is Fremont > Fostoria > Findlay.
I'd trust MapQuest on the TIME estimate - I think Google must be planning
for a long lunch stop!
Either route will get you there; and as long as you're not traveling in weekday
rush hours, Cleveland is "crowded" but not impossible to drive through.
A couple cautions:
*WATCH* the Interstate signs - Cleveland has several "Look-Alike" routes >>>
Interstates 80 (Ohio Turnpike) and 90 - (from northern PA and NY) - they are
seperate and far apart in the east, then combine on the Turnpike in western Ohio.
BOTH I-80 and I-90 are referenced on signs near and in Cleveland.
Interstates 480 and 490 -BOTH in downtown Cleveland!!
Try telling the difference on a sign at 65 mph!!
Interstates 71 and 77 - again - BOTH in downtown Cleveland!
Easy to read them incorrectly at speed.
And - Please - Everyone - Drive SAFELY!
Ohio will have EXTRA State Troopers out & about ALL weekend ~
*Watching* for speeders!!
Five over the posted limit is usually OK - TEN and over and they
usually wanna "talk" to ya!
And be CAREFUL in Work Zones!!
Ohio tries to clean them up for Holidays and reduce or eliminate
lane closures ...
**IF** the reduced speed signs are COVERED with black baggies -
normal speeds are allowed ...
BUT if the Work Zone Speed Limit signs are showing -
they are INFORCED! ~ *Even if* there isn't a "worker" in sight!!
Troopers ride in "marked" all-White or all-Golden/Copper cars;
AND - if the weather is nice - there will be a couple "Bears in the AIR" -
State Troopers flying small AIRPLANES and checking speeds on the Interstates
and the Turnpike - you'll never "see" him till it's way too late!!
Sheriffs ride in all-Black "marked" cars;
"Local PD's" can be in anything - some are NOT "marked".
Turn-Right-on-Red is allowed (after a FULL Stop) unless posted "NO Turns" at the intersection.
Have a Safe Trip!!
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