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Re: Taconic State Parkway Outed As Deadliest Road in New York

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Travel it all the time for the last 30 years. Never had a problem. I used to do 90-110 mph in the 80s and 90s there, especially after hours, but it has now become busy from 6am to 11pm, and cops are everywhere. It is a beautiful ride north of 84, but they lurk. I usually do under 70 nowadays, because they only give tickets above 70, and I nolonger feel the need for speed, except on occasion. Doing 145 on 95 south of Daytona was a highlight, though. Take off speed. Propeller




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Taconic State Parkway Outed As Deadliest Road in New York
By: clo
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Fri, 21 Oct 16 11:23 PM
Msg. 26341 of 65535

This is a beautiful historic roadway, I travel it often. Its scary, the speed limit it 55 mpr, when I travel at 5:25 am to work, if you don't go at least 65 mph, you're at risk. Many go 75+...

Taconic State Parkway Outed As Deadliest Road in New York

An article points out scary facts about our scenic Hudson Valley route to parks, historic sites, and of course work.
The road is actually on the register of historic places.
By Lanning Taliaferro (Patch Staff) - October 21, 2016 12:01 pm ET
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And the folks at OnlyInYourState don't mince words.

"All across our state you’ll find roads that will make your heart drop, whether it’s due to heavy traffic or tight, winding lanes that make you queasy. But there’s one particular highway and chaotic commute that we wouldn’t even wish upon our worst enemy," they write.

In the three years ending in July 2014, 2,080 crashes took place on the parkway, mostly in Putnam and Westchester counties, they report, using state police data.

What might be a factor in that, hmmm? State troopers had issued nearly 54,000 tickets to people traveling along the parkway in the last seven years, most issued in Westchester and Putnam and most for speeding, they report.

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http://patch.com/new-york/yorktown-somers/s/fx5nn/taconic-state-parkway-outed-as-deadliest-road-in-new-york?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=outdoors&utm_campaign=alert


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