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I understand the annoyance of toll roads, but in Oklahoma they are almost allways the best maintained, and smoothest roads around. If I drive to Tulsa on the free RT66 it will take easily two hours, and likely 2.5 hours with all the stops. The turnpike is 75 MPH all the way, and most traffice is moving faster.
We go out to one of the civil aviation airports regularly. We keep our airplane there. The turnpike is almost a direct route, and $1.40 with the Pikepass. It costs $2.05 and is much slower to have to stop and pay the cash price. Or I can drive down one of the busiest roads in the metro area, right past the big mall, and continuous business, lots of stop lights that will take two light cycles to get through, and slow going, but free. Of course you will use twice the gas, and have wear and tear on the gears, and brakes. All the while looking at the turnpike traffic flying past at 70 MPH legally. Most of it is three lanes each way.
Even if I am not in any sort of hurry, it is just simply safer to use the Turnpike than risk the heavy traffic. One of the intersections is one of the top three deadly intersections and all due to HEAVY traffic. I avoid it like the mall on the day after Thanksgiving.
There is no doubt at all, the turnpike is cheaper and safer for that trip. And a lot faster to boot.
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Glen
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