MileCheckHighway Guides
Short, plain explainers on mile markers, winter driving, trucks and the rules of the road.
Maps and live data
- interstate corridors
- US wildfire map
- cameras by state
- mile marker map
- Washington ferries
- border wait times
Your location and 911
- what is my mile marker
- what to tell 911 when you break down
- mile markers vs exit numbers
- what is 511
For truckers, plow and tow drivers
- highway tips for new CDL drivers
- tips for new snowplow drivers
- tips for new tow truck drivers
- driving a car vs a truck
- runaway truck ramps
- what steep grade signs mean
- sand vs salt vs brine
- who maintains the roads
Winter and weather
- what “chains required” means
- chains or all-season tires
- snow tires in WA, OR and CO
- what is black ice
- getting your car ready for winter
- how to check road conditions
- desert roads and passes at night
How roads work
- how interstates are numbered
- what 3-digit interstate numbers mean
- US highways vs interstates
- what highway sign colors mean
- left exit vs right exit
- road vs street vs avenue
- highway vs freeway vs expressway
- why there's no I-50 or I-60
- what rumble strips are for
- what is a zipper merge
- highway tips for new drivers
Safety on the road
Trips and rentals
- the best fall road trips
- the loneliest road in America
- LA to Las Vegas: drive or fly
- Seattle to Portland: drive, fly or train
- Orlando to Miami: drive, fly or train
- the rental car toll pass
- rental insurance or your credit card
- should I rent a car in NYC
- JFK, LaGuardia or Newark: taxi or train
Crossing borders
- driving into Canada
- driving into the US from Canada
- rental car into Canada or Mexico
- do I need Mexican car insurance
- do I need an International Driving Permit
- driving on a foreign licence
- will my phone work in Canada
- will my phone work in the US