Young, who started out as a U.S. Navy test pilot and achieved the rank of Captain, joined NASA in 1962 after a 10-year Navy career.
Continue reading John Young — Astronaut, Moonwalker, and Roadway Namesake, Dead at 87
Author: Steve Gearen
10 Facts About The Florida Road Rangers
Imagine being stranded on the side of the road. You’ve probably been there before. It sucks. How are you going to get your car off the side of the road? Tire blowout? Simple enough to repair, but those cars whizzing by at 80 miles per hour as your blowout is on the driver’s side of the car.
2017 Year in Review
2017 marked the first full calendar year of the Take The Highway website.
Over the course of the year, readership has grown over 4-fold from January to November. Thanks to everyone who has read, commented, shared, and interacted with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
10 Facts on Florida’s “Move Over Law”
What do we all know about the Florida “Move Over Law?”
When you see an emergency vehicle on the side of the road helping a car, what do you do? Keep driving? Make room? Not even really think about it? Continue reading 10 Facts on Florida’s “Move Over Law”
Dallas
The city of Dallas is Texas’ third largest city, and the largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The Dallas Trip — Part 2 — Tallahassee to Dallas
This is the second part of a two-part series. The first part can be read here.
After a good night’s sleep at the Howard Johnson’s in Tallahassee, we took off at about 9:30 in the morning.
Continue reading The Dallas Trip — Part 2 — Tallahassee to Dallas
The Dallas Trip — Part 1 — Tampa to Tallahassee
In October of 2016, we embarked on our first major road trip since the start of Take The Highway.
We visited some friends in Dallas and had planned to do so since the summer. Do we fly there? Drive there? Take Amtrak there?
We crunched numbers and decided driving was the way to go. We rented a vehicle, which I will review later in the article.
Continue reading The Dallas Trip — Part 1 — Tampa to Tallahassee
The George Wallace Tunnel
Not long after entering Alabama on Interstate 10 is the City of Mobile, a port city of almost 200,000. Right after mile marker 35 is a long bridge crossing Mobile Bay. Signs warn trucks carrying potential hazardous material to exit at Government Street, then take the Cochrane-Africatown Bridge three miles upstream.
Also a good idea in the event of an accident in the tunnel.
Otherwise, the tunnel awaits…
Getting Back to Florida Post Irma
The second and final article, the first being Fleeing Irma.
First, some good news: We heard early Monday morning that there was no hurricane damage in the neighborhood. Just a lot of tree limbs.
Introducing Take The Highway’s Product Line
We are pleased to announce the beginning of a Take The Highway product line.
We are currently offering two different designs of shirts, coffee cups, phone cases, and mouse pads. Keep checking back, as we will continue to expand our inventory!
