Because of the storm, I delayed returning to Florida from South Jersey until Thursday night. I Left at midnight.
Found the roads were clear around DC and the traffic was very light. I used the 295 beltway rather then 495. I found pretty much the same thing through the Richmond, VA area, where there were flashing signs that read that the roads were being sprayed with de-icer and might be "slippery". The outside temperature was 39 degrees F. There were times when there were no head lights behind me and no tail lights in front of me for as far as I could see.
The only heavy traffic I experienced was at 4:00pm, in Ocala and South to Lady Lake, which took over an hour. I was able to maintain the speed limit + or -- 5mph throughout most of the trip. Police presence though out the entire trip was very very sparse.
Total driving time was 17 hours, including four stops to fuel the car, hit the men's room, walk and feed Tyler my dog (who slept most of the way) and buy coffee and a sandwich. I spent 20 minutes resting my eyes in a rest area at approximately 4am.
Until 5 years ago, when my wife was unable to make the trip because of her health, I drove from Florida to South Jersey and back twice a year for 24 years. This trip was undoubtedly the least stressful, with less traffic then any trip I have made. I am 88 years old and have eyesight corrected to 20/20 with glasses.
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