Ever drive across a state, with cruise control, nonstop ??

[Jardine]

Just recalled I managed to drive across Illinois, with out stopping, with cruise control on the entire time, and only adjusted speed with the cruise control mechanism. Never touched gas pedal or brake pedal.

My route was west to east, I-80 at Quad Cities, then I-74 all the way to Indiana.  This was, to the best of my recollection, 1993, 94 or 95. (I drove across Illinois in 2 of those years, and only managed the cruise control trick once.

Nothing very scary happened except for a lady trying to merge onto I-74 around Peoria was annoyed I was in 'her' lane.




Any others here ever manage to cross a state, non-stop ??  I'm thinking with my advancing age and weaker bladder, I would be unable to repeat this now, even with a police escort, LOL!

[Brandon]

No, but I have gotten across Indiana in less than 30 minutes (45 miles along I-94).

[corco]

Yeah I think I've done US 212 in NE Wyoming a couple times without turning off the cruise

[jeffandnicole]

As long as I have about 3/4ths of a gallon of gas, I can get thru Delaware w/o stopping.

[theline]

I guess I'm the first smartass to claim I-70 & 470 "through" West Virginia. 

[Duke87]

Well, my car does not have cruise control, so that precludes me contending for this on most drives I've taken.

In terms of states where I actually crossed the width of the state, Delaware and New Jersey are the only two I can think of that I've driven across without stopping, unless driving through New York from CT to NJ counts.

In terms of clipped corners, panhandles, and ducking in and out, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Arizona, and Utah also get added to that list.


Also, for what it's worth, while I did not quite drive through Missouri without stopping, since I used a rest area on the highway, other than that I did not leave I-70 the entire way across the state.

[roadman65]

Delaware I always do on I-95.  Of course the toll plaza will not let me cruise through.

I wish I could recall others, as there is always a instant where someone or something causes you to "break"along the way.

I have driven long distances of 50 miles or more on cruise, but I cannot recall if its an entire state.  I would say probably not because the states you make it through in less than 50 miles are the small populated states, except for maybe I-15 in AZ which incidentally I might have done, but it was so long ago I did that drive so I cannot remotely be sure.

[froggie]

Delaware I always do on I-95.  Of course the toll plaza will not let me cruise through.

It will now if you have EZPass.

As for the topic, if you time it right (and don't speed excessively), it's easy to do through both West Virginia and Maryland together on I-81.

[Jardine]

LOL, I had the chance to do it in West Virginia as noted above on i-70/470 and muffed it because I got off at Wheeling to drive over the Roebling suspension bridge.

[US81]

The best I can claim is cruise control on I-10 from around Boerne to around Sierra Blanca which only FELT like it was the entire state of Texas.     

[1995hoo]

It's not a state, but I've made it across the District of Columbia on I-95 using cruise control many times, most recently last Tuesday night.

[cpzilliacus]

Delaware via I-95.

New Jersey via I-295, NJTP and I-95. 

New Jersey via I-295, NJTP and GSP.

New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire via I-95 (had stop for congestion in Connecticut).

Massachusetts via I-91.

Virginia via I-95.

Virginia via I-95 and I-85.

Virginia via U.S. 29, I-66 and I-495 (had to stop at some signalized intersections).

Virginia via I-81, I-64, U.S. 29, I-66 and I-495 (had to stop at some signalized intersections).

North Carolina via I-95.

North Carolina via I-85.

South Carolina via I-95.

South Carolina via I-85.

Georgia via I-95.

Ohio via the Ohio Turnpike end-to-end (pre-EZ-Pass, had to stop at the tolls).

Ohio via the Ohio Turnpike, I-280 and I-75 (pre-EZ-Pass, had to stop at the tolls).

Pennsylvania via I-83 and I-81.

Indiana via I-80 (pre-EZ-Pass, had to stop at the tolls).

[Thing 342]

The longest stretch of driving I have ever gone without stopping is from Jacksonville to Emporia, VA. How much of that is cruise control is unknown.

[DevalDragon]

I-70 westbound is quite a thing; with all the stupid drivers and going down to 1 lane, makes it hard not to adjust speed or hit the brakes.

I guess I'm the first smartass to claim I-70 & 470 "through" West Virginia. 

[hbelkins]

My most likely contenders would be I-81 in West Virginia and Maryland, if we're talking about crossing a state on one interstate and entering and leaving the state on the same route. Or possibly I-64 across Indiana. But I have no recollection of whether or not I had to touch the brakes or not.

For interstates that cross one state border but end within the state, then probably I-78 in Pennsylvania.

For intrastate interstates, I-99 is a possibility.

[Grzrd]

It's not a state, but I've made it across the District of Columbia on I-95 using cruise control many times, most recently last Tuesday night.

I've done the same thing on the much lengthier I-24 in Georgia. 

[vdeane]

My most likely contenders would be I-81 in West Virginia and Maryland, if we're talking about crossing a state on one interstate and entering and leaving the state on the same route. Or possibly I-64 across Indiana. But I have no recollection of whether or not I had to touch the brakes or not.

For interstates that cross one state border but end within the state, then probably I-78 in Pennsylvania.

For intrastate interstates, I-99 is a possibility.

Given that the title says "drive across a state", probably the first one.  I-95 DC also is likely, but it's so short that it's technically cheating.

[1995hoo]

It's not a state, but I've made it across the District of Columbia on I-95 using cruise control many times, most recently last Tuesday night.

I've done the same thing on the much lengthier I-24 in Georgia. 

I set my cruise control at 68 mph on I-59 in Georgia pretty much all the way from I-24 to the Alabama state line when I was being tailed by a cop who was running instant-on radar, but I didn't use my cruise control all the way across that corner of Georgia because of the need to exit from I-24 to I-59.

[hbelkins]

I've done the same thing on the much lengthier I-24 in Georgia. 

Come to think of it, I probably have too.

[jeffandnicole]

Delaware I always do on I-95.  Of course the toll plaza will not let me cruise through.

It will now if you have EZPass.

You don't need EZ Pass...as long as you don't mind a violation notice in the mail a few weeks down the road!!!

[jp the roadgeek]

I've done it on I-684 in CT

[hbelkins]

Now that I think of it, I may have done it on I-93 in Vermont twice. 

[roadman]

Maryland and WV on I-81.  Also have done I-90 from West Stockbridge to Weston, which is the length of the original Massachusetts Turnpike.

[hbelkins]

Another end-to-end possibility for me is I-88 in New York, although it's an intrastate interstate.

[ce929wax]

My car didn't have cruise at the time, but I kept a steady speed on I-59 in Georgia.  If I'm being a smartass, that would also be the quickest I have traveled from state line to state line too.  I was doing about 90, so I would say it took me about, oh, 15 minutes.