Interstates

The Illinois State Police warn that someone is purposely dropping huge roofing nails on Illinois interstates.

New numbers prove that Illinois interstate shootings are way down and have been for the past 4 years.

I wish I had a nickel for every time I've driven on these Missouri highways and had bad words come to mind that I hopefully didn't say out loud. What I thought was just my opinion is now officially fact. Two of America's most hated highways call Missouri home.

Everyone has a road that they just hate to travel on. According to a nationwide survey of more than 3,000 drivers, 2 of America's most hated highways call Illinois home and I agree they are annoying for a number of reasons.

When it comes to driving, I value the opinion of truck drivers more than I value my own. Let's face it. They see these highways and byways more often than I do so they would know which ones are better than others. A new ranking says they think 2 Missouri highways are among the top 10 in America.

I cannot say that the word "best" has ever come to mind as I drive down an interstate, but I would agree that some are better than others. No one would know better than truck drivers that just ranked the best interstates in America and one that crosses Missouri was named one of the best.

I come from a family of truck drivers so this is one of those rare internet rankings that I actually care about. Yes, even cynical me can be happy that the interstate that truckers say is the best in America goes straight through Wisconsin.

I stay off of interstates whenever possible and this is one of the reasons why. Two of America's most deadly interstates cut through Missouri and the toll of lives lost on them in unfathomable.

It's deadly now, but used to be even worse. The truth is that the most feared road in Missouri has very much earned the deadly reputation it's developed for decades.

It looks like any typical rural Illinois highway, but it's ranked as one of the most feared roadways in America. Why? The truth is that this innocent-looking path through the Land of Lincoln is a death trap waiting to happen and I can prove it with data.