Who really has the worst roads?
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1 vote for Chicago as worst roads in the country. Especially after this crazy winter - they're all over the place. There was a whole news segment here last month on one specific one. lol
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You do have one point, though.....Chicago streets really get it in the winter, though not as bad as some cities on the Lakes farther east, such as Cleveland, Buffalo, Erie, and Detroit.
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Here is one reason on why our government has a lack of money. Our City's income is mostly from property taxes as most know. However, even with the higher property values in Hawaii, the actual property tax is fairly low compared to most states. A $600K home pays about $3000 a year in property taxes.
Here's one source showing you're 6th highest in the nation overall.
http://www.retirementliving.com/RLtaxburdens.html
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I can't say that NYC has the WORST roads but I will say that it's sure up there on the list. Manhattan is bad but the outer boroughs are badder. We use to take the garbage cans from street corners and put them in the deep potholes so that drivers can save there axles from being broken or their rims from being bent. And since there was a lot of holes and not enough garbage cans, other objects laying around will do. I remember someone put the rails of a bed set in a hole before.
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Start praying. Have you ever been to D.C.?.......what do you expect the infrastructure to be like when you had, for years, a mayor who smoked crack? Only recently, with new mayors, has some progress been made. Manhattan streets, in NYC, are almost as bad.
You do have one point, though.....Chicago streets really get it in the winter, though not as bad as some cities on the Lakes farther east, such as Cleveland, Buffalo, Erie, and Detroit.
You do have one point, though.....Chicago streets really get it in the winter, though not as bad as some cities on the Lakes farther east, such as Cleveland, Buffalo, Erie, and Detroit.
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Yes, but Hawaii's overall tax burden is crushing.
Here's one source showing you're 6th highest in the nation overall.
http://www.retirementliving.com/RLtaxburdens.html
Here's one source showing you're 6th highest in the nation overall.
http://www.retirementliving.com/RLtaxburdens.html
No wonder I'm so poor
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Do a search on Palumbo Brothers in Chicago and you will see why streets are so bad. In some cases they used half the materials they were supposed to, of course they were happy to bill the city again when "maintenance" was needed.
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The Pennsylvania turnpike was voted worst road in America a few times by truckers. When I used to drive on it a decade ago it certainly SUCKED then along with most other roads there.
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dunno about San Jose but remember Honolulu is surrounded by the ocean.. there's salt in the ocean. That can cause problems on the road (salt from ocean spray for example)
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I just tried a quick search because I was curious for a list. I don't know how recent or credible this is. I found it using Google. I guess it can give you an idea though.
Here's the link: http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=29443
WORST ROADS
1. Arkansas
2. Louisiana
3. Michigan
4. Pennsylvania
5. Illinois
BEST ROADS
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia
5. Nebraska
LEAST AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT PARKING
1. New Jersey
2. California
3. Virginia
4. New York
5. Illinois
MOST AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT PARKING
1. Texas
2. Pennsylvania
3. Indiana
4. Kentucky
5. Florida
WORST REST STOPS
1. Texas
2. New Jersey
3. California
4. Ohio
5. Arkansas
BEST REST STOPS
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Indiana
5. Ohio
WORST TRUCK STOPS
1. New Jersey
2. California
3. Massachusetts
4. New York
5. Texas
BEST TRUCK STOPS
1. Texas
2. Iowa
3. Georgia
4. Ohio
5. Pennsylvania
WORST FOUR-WHEELERS
1. California
2. New York
3. Illinois
4. New Jersey
5. Florida
BEST FOUR-WHEELERS
1. Texas
2. Tennessee
3. California
4. Montana
5. Wyoming
TOUGHEST ON TRUCK INSPECTIONS
1. California
2. Ohio
3. Tennessee
4. Connecticut
5. Pennsylvania
WEAKEST ON TRUCK INSPECTIONS
1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. Wyoming
5. Illinois
Here's the link: http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=29443
WORST ROADS
1. Arkansas
2. Louisiana
3. Michigan
4. Pennsylvania
5. Illinois
BEST ROADS
1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia
5. Nebraska
LEAST AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT PARKING
1. New Jersey
2. California
3. Virginia
4. New York
5. Illinois
MOST AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT PARKING
1. Texas
2. Pennsylvania
3. Indiana
4. Kentucky
5. Florida
WORST REST STOPS
1. Texas
2. New Jersey
3. California
4. Ohio
5. Arkansas
BEST REST STOPS
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Indiana
5. Ohio
WORST TRUCK STOPS
1. New Jersey
2. California
3. Massachusetts
4. New York
5. Texas
BEST TRUCK STOPS
1. Texas
2. Iowa
3. Georgia
4. Ohio
5. Pennsylvania
WORST FOUR-WHEELERS
1. California
2. New York
3. Illinois
4. New Jersey
5. Florida
BEST FOUR-WHEELERS
1. Texas
2. Tennessee
3. California
4. Montana
5. Wyoming
TOUGHEST ON TRUCK INSPECTIONS
1. California
2. Ohio
3. Tennessee
4. Connecticut
5. Pennsylvania
WEAKEST ON TRUCK INSPECTIONS
1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. Wyoming
5. Illinois
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The Turnpike itself is not in that bad a shape, pavement-wise, compared to some of the non-toll roads that parallel it (such as I-79 and I-80), because the money collected from the Turnpike tolls helps to fund the repairs and repaving it needs every winter, when the heavy Pennsylvania snows, salt, and constant truck traffic tear it up. I drove I-79 once from Morgantown to Pittsburgh, on the way from VA to OH, to see my relatives there....that road was awful.
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