Road Stats
Simply some random stats from years on the road. I try to check in here every month and update them as we go.
- Days on the road: – 3007
- Roadside Breakdowns – Truck 2, Trailer 2
- Repair and Maintenance Stops – 8
- Sets of Tires – Truck 3, Trailer 2
- Best non-chain coffee so far – Ladybug Coffee, Crawford Bay, BC
- Kilometers on Truck: – 503,976
- Flat Tires: – 2 (trailer)
- Traffic Violation Tickets: – 0
- Traffic Violation Warnings: – 0
- Provinces and States seen this trip: –31
- Regrets: – 0
- Coyotes- 6
- Foxes – 1
- Moose – 0
- Roadrunners – 7
- Rabbits – 13
- Rattlesnakes – 2
- Salamanders/Geckos – 17
- Quail – Lost count
- Hawks – Lost count
- Bald Eagles – Lost count
- Condors – 1
- Mountain Goats – 0
- Mountain Sheep – 3
- Deer – Lost count
- Atlantic Ocean, Nova Scotia and North Carolina
- Yellow River, Florida
- Gulf of Mexico
- Colorado River, Arizona
- Virgin River, Utah
- Severn Dam Reservoir, Alberta
- Pacific Ocean, British Columbia
- Martin’s River, Nova Scotia
- Bras D’Or Lakes, Nova Scotia
- Nashwaak River, New Brunswick
- Taggart Lake, Ontario
- Magpie River, Ontario
- Shoal Lake, Manitoba
- Goat River, British Columbia
- Kootenay Lake, British Columbia
Days on the road: – 104
Best non-chain coffee so far – Roadhouse Java, New Meadows, Idaho
Cheapest gas price seen in Canada: – 94.9 a litre (Calgary, AB)
Cheapest gas price seen in USA: – 2.59 a gallon (Phoenix, AZ)
Most expensive gas price seen in Canada: – 111.9 a litre, (Vancouver BC)
Most expensive gas price seen in USA: – 3.10 a gallon, (Bluff, Utah)
Miles driven so far: – 11,281.2
Time waiting for road construction: – 42 mins
Flat Tires: – 7 (Yes really)
Other BC cars seen outside of BC: – 1
Traffic Violation Tickets: – 0
Traffic Violation Warnings: – 1 (just pulled out of a stop in Calgary and hadn’t yet put my seat belt on)
Provinces and States seen this trip: – 7
Regrets: – 0
Wildlife Encountered:
- Owls – 1
- Racoons – 0
- Bears – 0
- Coyotes- 3
- Foxes – 1
- Moose – 0
- Roadrunners – 1
- Rabbits – 4
- Snakes – 1
- Salamanders/Geckos – 11
- Quail – 2
- Hawks – 3
- Bald Eagles – 4
- Condors – 1
- Mountain Goats – 0
- Mountain Sheep – 3
- Deer – 29
- Prong Horned Elk – 2
Days on the Road: – 121!
Miles Driven getting to Cape Spear, Newfoundland – 11,192.9 miles
Miles Driven since turning around at Cape Spear: – 10, 512.4 miles
Total Miles on Trip: – 21, 705.3 miles
Time waiting for road construction: – 89 mins
The Country’s Worst Drivers live in: – Quebec
Flat Tires: – 1.5 (I had to get a second repair for a slow leak, they found a rusty nail in it)
Other BC Cars seen outside of BC: – 0
Traffic Violation Tickets: – 0
Traffic Violation Warnings: – 1, Turned the wrong way on a one way in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland
Cheapest gas price seen: – 89.5 a liter in Carleton Place Ontario, 11/15/09
Most Expensive gas price seen: – 116.9 a liter outside of Pasadena Newfoundland, 01/14/10
Times I’ve felt like this trip is a mistake: – 2.5
Times I’ve felt that feeling this trip may have been a mistake were idiotic: – 3
Regrets: – 0
Wildlife Encountered:
- Owls – 2
- Racoons – 1
- Bears – 0
- Coyotes- 4
- Foxes – 5
- Moose – 4
- Hawks – I’ve lost count
- Bald Eagles – 5
- Mountain Goats – 2
- Deer – 14
- White Tailed Deer – 16