Every time I drive to my parents’ house, I take the same route: I90-I84-I81-I80. And every time I seem to hit traffic in the same places, Hartford (such as it is), Wilkes-Bare/Scranton, and the I84-I81 split. This time, I’m thinking of trying a different route: I90 to I79. It’s going to take me about a hundred miles out of my way, but it’s a different route. I’ve never driven across upstate New York
I’m not sure it will add or subtract any time from the trip. In theory, it should add time to the trip, but when you sit on I81 in Scranton for an hour, it just might make a difference. Assuming we leave at 7:00, we’ll have all day to get home. Time really isn’t that big of a deal.
Besides, my car is fun to drive.
Map stolen from Google Maps.