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    Best Driver Roads in the US

    Which do you think is the best road to drive on in the US ?

    I think the interstates in Utah are very fun . You can just put your foot down and enjoy real 0-60 accerelation. Alas for the new speed cameras!
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    I'm sorry, but there's no way that the interstate highways qualify as the best "driver roads".
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    Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park definitely qualifies, if you can drive it when there's no traffic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timothy (in VA)
    Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park definitely qualifies, if you can drive it when there's no traffic.
    thats a great road. i just (the other week) did the devil's stairs or something like that 6 mile hike up to that road and back. it was great. i got some good pictures but i'm too lazy to upload.
    you really have to drive that road twice. once for speed and fun then again for the sight seeing
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    1)Pacific Coast Highway - mostly North of San Luis Obispo. Between LA and San Francisco.
    2)Ortega Highway (Hwy 74) - Best from San Juan Capistrano to Lake Elsinore, further East is mostly straght. SE of LA
    3)Various roads around San Gabriel mountains; especially Glendora mtn/ridge rds. North of LA
    4)18 (Rim of the World Hwy) and 189 near Lake Arrowhead. East of LA
    5)243, its between 74 and I-10. I-10 near Banning is where it emerges. East of LA

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    there is a road here in tucson called Roller Coaster Road, it's every rally driver's dream....many people have crashed on it as its extremely "up and down and curvy" hehe, anyways, 2 of my best friends live on it so i drive it all the time...its actually very famous here for the street racers


    btw, 2 narrow lanes
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    Quote Originally Posted by werty
    there is a road here in tucson called Roller Coaster Road, it's every rally driver's dream....many people have crashed on it as its extremely "up and down and curvy" hehe, anyways, 2 of my best friends live on it so i drive it all the time...its actually very famous here for the street racers


    btw, 2 narrow lanes
    What other names does it go by? Love to drive it if its close to Grand Canyon National Park.
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    I live in Indiana so there are no "best road to drive on." Except maybe if a 4 or 5 lane interstate was free of traffic, which happens umm never. But other than that, its all country.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PerfAdv
    1)Pacific Coast Highway - mostly North of San Luis Obispo. Between LA and San Francisco.
    2)Ortega Highway (Hwy 74) - Best from San Juan Capistrano to Lake Elsinore, further East is mostly straght. SE of LA
    3)Various roads around San Gabriel mountains; especially Glendora mtn/ridge rds. North of LA
    4)18 (Rim of the World Hwy) and 189 near Lake Arrowhead. East of LA
    5)243, its between 74 and I-10. I-10 near Banning is where it emerges. East of LA

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    Your #2 pick is a great highway, Even though it scares the crap out of me flying through there on my Triumph Sprint ST 1050!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SolidStradale
    Your #2 pick is a great highway, Even though it scares the crap out of me flying through there on my Triumph Sprint ST 1050!
    It's pretty close to me and I love ripping through there in my MX-5. I've seen some nasty wrecks there though. A 914 almost went off just West of the cliffside restaurant, luckily he got caught on some large boulders.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PerfAdv
    It's pretty close to me and I love ripping through there in my MX-5. I've seen some nasty wrecks there though. A 914 almost went off just West of the cliffside restaurant, luckily he got caught on some large boulders.
    It's kind of a special occasion for me. I head that way home from Lake Skinner.
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    the best senic roads are around california:
    hwy 1
    above yosimetie valley
    pebble beach 17 mile drive
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quiggs
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    300+ turns in 11 miles.

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    Check this thread for more driver roads...

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    Road to Hana on the island of Maui. 600+ turns, 53 bridges, and thousands of bewildered tourists. The road snakes through the rain forest along the Northeastern coast.
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