KOTV in Tulsa and KWTV in Oklahoma City conducted an interesting experiment. With the toll roads in Oklahoma costing an average of 16 percent more in recent weeks (via a Toll Authority price hike), reporters from those TV stations decided to drive to each other’s city — one on the toll road, the other on old Route 66 — and see what their time and impressions were.
The driver on the turnpike did it in one hour, 12 minutes. However, it cost him $4 in tolls and a lot of boredom.
The driver on 66 completed the trip in one hour, 52 minutes — a difference of 40 minutes. However, it didn’t cost him anything but the gas, and the views were a lot more interesting.
Story is here.
I’m a bit curious about those 1:12 (turnpike) and 1:52 (Route 66) times. From where to where, exactly, in Tulsa and OKC? Are those the times just for the areas near the turnpike ends, the time from on TV station to the other, or what?
I’ve noticed that Route 66 takes me about 30 minutes more than the Turner Turnpike. So, I seldom take it.