Is it possible to drive from Times Square New York to Union Square, San Francisco

[Leper Messiah]

well...95% of that route should be on I-80W...getting on and off the Highways would be a pita...

 

[JujuFish]

Sure, it's possible.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
270° right turn FTW

those count...

as lefts?

in that case i'm gonna go with no here

how much money did you lose?

those don't count as lefts

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA
Google Maps pwns j00 and says no....

Head west from W 43rd St - go 69 ft
2. 2. Turn left at 7th Ave - go 0.1 mi
3. 3. Turn right at W 41st St - go 0.6 mi
4. 4. Turn left at Cardinal Stepinac Pl - go 0.1 mi

But google maps is indicating the easiest and shortest, distance, the OP doesn't care about the shortest route, he wants a route that doesn't require a single left turn, so to do that if it's possible, the OP might find himself on a route 2,3 or even 5 times bigger than the original route, because he has to do all those insane workarounds to get routes that will need a right instead of a left turn.
Even the simplest of things such as getting out of a gas station would turn into the ultimate PITA.

 

[badmouse]

Originally posted by: badmouse
I don't think you can get out of Manhattan without making a left turn.

I'll have to try it.

Duh. I'm an idiot. Last nite I drove WEST on 42nd st, past times square, made a right turn onto the West Side Highway, right exit onto the Geo. Wash. Bridge, exited onto route 80. All without making a left turn. Easy.

80 to Calif. i assume is do-able without lefts.

That leaves the SF section? Anyone?

 

[darkxshade]

There will be a point where you're on a bridge and it bends left or a road that bends left.

A solution I can think of is to drive your car into a cargo ship have the ship make a right heading south then right again at the southern tip of S. America then right again heading north and then dock @ SF all the while your car would be running @ 5mph on a conveyer belt(thus the driving part).

 

[QurazyQuisp]

Let's make this a myth, and get mythbusters to test it.

 

[tommywishbone]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
Let's make this a myth, and get mythbusters to test it.

Only if I get to ride in the backseat with the girl with the nice rack.



Nevermind, I'd probably just get punched.

 

[m2kewl]

this sounds like something out of Top Gear.

JC vs James May and hamster

 

[SKORPI0]

I-80 Ramp to Union Square

 

[Alkesh]

1 word:

Carplane.

/end thread

 

[Legendary]

Definitely possible. As stated above, it isn't too hard to get from Times Square to 80W without making a left turn. All of Times Square's Avenues are downtown (7th and Broadway) and you can make a right turn onto 42nd (or 44th) then make a right onto the West Side Highway which goes to the GWB which will take you to 80W.
I'm sure it can be done in San Francisco as well.

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA
Google Maps pwns j00 and says no....

Head west from W 43rd St - go 69 ft
2. 2. Turn left at 7th Ave - go 0.1 mi
3. 3. Turn right at W 41st St - go 0.6 mi
4. 4. Turn left at Cardinal Stepinac Pl - go 0.1 mi

Google Maps has also told me to go north on a southbound one-way. Not exactly an irrefutable source.

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA
Google Maps pwns j00 and says no....

Head west from W 43rd St - go 69 ft
2. 2. Turn left at 7th Ave - go 0.1 mi
3. 3. Turn right at W 41st St - go 0.6 mi
4. 4. Turn left at Cardinal Stepinac Pl - go 0.1 mi

LOL idiot.

 

[SKORPI0]

3-D map showing one way streets, (blue arrows)
I-80 Ramp to Union Square

Not sure how you can avoid making a left turn. You have the map, figure it out.

BTW, used this site... US Map 24. Gives a 3D view of your route.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: SKORPI0
3-D map showing one way streets, (blue arrows)
I-80 Ramp to Union Square

Not sure how you can avoid making a left turn. You have the map, figure it out.

BTW, used this site... US Map 24. Gives a 3D view of your route.

This is hardly three dimensional =P

 

[Fiat1]

3 Rights make a Left.

 

[tw1164]

Has anyone asked TomTom yet?!?!

 

[DrPizza]

Why would you need to get on an off-ramp?

It doesn't say you have to drive a car... Take a truck and haul your fuel
That pretty much reduces the problem to can you make it to a major interstate without a left turn from Times Square, and can you make it from a major interstate to Union Square without making a left turn?

Worst case: you have a pick-up that can only carry enough fuel at a time for about 1/3 of the trip... simply find 2 exits along the way where you can avoid left turns.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: Fiat1
3 Rights make a Left.

did you read the god damn thread at all?