Rule: Avoid Route 14 in Harrington, DelawareReality: Laura and I have to drive through Harrington, Delaware on Route 14 for two miles at 25 mph each time a visit to the Milford, DE area is in order.
My Rationale: Harrington has a downtown central district that is only two miles long, but it feels like 10 miles because you are forced to drive right through it at 25 mph. The speed limit goes from a normal and comfortable 50 mph to a slow and painful 25 mph as you enter the cramped area. And to make the situation worse, the speed limit is strictly enforced by the stupid little town's one police officer (no joke - you better not even think about going one mph over 25 mph).
I don't know about you, but it is difficult for me to consistently maintain speeds of less than 30 mph. The car just does not want to drive long distances at that speed. Anybody else experience areas/roads like Route 14 in Harrington, DE? I must say that the town seems fairly normal and tolerable otherwise. I just wish they would make it so I do not have to drive 25 mph for two miles while driving through on my way to Milford.
This is just like the road when I take 404 to Ocean City instead of taking 50 through Salisbury. When you pass over into Delaware, you have to go through the town of Bridgeville before you cross over Route 13. The speed limit goes from 50 to 25, extremely fast, as you pass through the town. Cops love to sit on the side streets and can pull over dozens of cars that pass through there on a daily basis on their way to O.C.
ReplyDeletebut wouldn't you miss driving by all the big john deers?
ReplyDeletehaha I like your depiction of a possible bypass! Even Harford Co up in the sticks where I grew up wised up and built a route 1 bypass for this same reason. It's always fun to pass the John Deers though lol!
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