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Are rest areas obsolete? Should states operate them?

Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:21 pm
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:21 pm
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Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:21 pm to
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Are rest areas obsolete?

Not for anonymous gay sex
Posted by Mr Roboto
Seattle
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:22 pm to
They are no buc-ee’s
Posted by BeerMoney
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:23 pm to
We road trip often and stop at them. Always people there. The frick you talking about?
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
58820 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:24 pm to
some other states have really good rest areas. Feels like there’s one every hour or two in a lot of the Midwest and they’re usually pretty clean and updated
Posted by SidetrackSilvera
Member since Nov 2012
2653 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:25 pm to
That Acadian Village at the Ville Platte exit on I49 is one of the most pleasant dumps you can take. It’s very quiet and clean. Serene.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
33792 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:26 pm to
They should’ve never existed.

And if they have to exist, they should be contracted out into a truck stop.

There’s no reason to have an unmanned parking lot in the middle of nowhere with just a bathroom and a vending machine
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:27 pm to



They have these in New York.


Typically had a varying combo of Starbucks shake shack Dunkin McDonald’s and chick fil a
Posted by Snoop Dawg
Member since Sep 2009
2842 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:27 pm to
No, they are not obsolete. People still need to piss somewhere when traveling.
Posted by i am dan
NC
Member since Aug 2011
30238 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:27 pm to
We drive from NC to Bama a few times a year to see family. We always use the rest stops. We usually bring food and snacks for the trip, so all we need is a bathroom.

Rest stops are always quick and easy to get off the interstate and back on at.
Posted by GarmischTiger
Humboldt County
Member since Mar 2007
6846 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:28 pm to
They scratch the itch - quick bathroom break between gas/food stops on long trips.

Stretch the legs, walk the dog, get back on the road.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
56671 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:28 pm to
Our state auditor issued one of these cutting wasteful spending reports. Said the state could save $4.5 million but getting rid of rest areas.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:29 pm to
No.

We almost always stop at a rest area at some point on a longer trip. Especially if we just want to get out, stretch our legs, and not deal with crazy traffic.
Posted by Snoop Dawg
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:29 pm to
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We road trip often and stop at them. Always people there. The frick you talking about?



I am guessing the OP’s handle, prplhze2000, is a model of piss bottle used by truckers. OP trying to kill the competition.
Posted by Hogbit
Benton, AR
Member since Aug 2019
3091 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:29 pm to
Where would the gays find love if they are shut down?
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
105929 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:31 pm to
quote:

Our state auditor issued one of these cutting wasteful spending reports. Said the state could save $4.5 million but getting rid of rest areas.


Of all of the things I'd consider wasteful in state government, that's probably low on the list.
Posted by castorinho
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Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:31 pm to
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Should states operate them
the answer is almost always no.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
56671 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:31 pm to
In Mississippi, there is a security guard on duty at most or all of them. They all have that cute little white shack.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
58820 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:31 pm to
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There’s no reason to have an unmanned parking lot in the middle of nowhere with just a bathroom and a vending machine
why not? And many are not unmanned
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71155 posts
Posted on 10/28/24 at 6:32 pm to
quote:

Are rest areas obsolete?

No.
quote:

Should states operate them?

No.
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