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Old 11-04-2013, 05:58 PM
 
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Hello,

I am planning to drive to Malvern PA from Georgetown KY. Its about 9 hour drive and would like to know the ideal time to drive as I am new to night time driving. I heard that its dangerous to drive especially around 3-5 am as the truck drivers are almost tired that time.
Any tips would be benefiting a newbie.
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Old 11-04-2013, 06:13 PM
 
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It's a pretty reasonable drive. If you want to get to KY in time for a little refreshment I'd probably leave around 3:30 PM; that way, you can check in to a hotel and get a little bit of sleep for the next morning. I've tried driving from PA to OBX during the morning and it's no fun -- I was so tired from the drive that I didn't want to go to dinner or have fun that evening.

I don't think late night driving is particularly dangerous. I've driven from Philly to Orlando straight through a few times. You'll definitely encounter drowsy truckers but their sloppy driving is always very obvious. It's easy enough to speed by or pull over. When driving alone at night I'm much more worried about breaking down in nowheresville or stopping at a lonely rest stop and being mugged (happens a lot, rest stops are creepy at night).
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