ak08820

See this
https://www.nj.gov/transportation/com.../highways.shtm
Has anyone used this permit to ride on e.g., Garden State Parkway or Rte 287?
I don't think I would ride on NJTP, even if I got paid. Just plain ugly road at least North of Raritan river. I have not driven too much on it South of the Raritan river.

Pug

Nice find, I'd never even heard of this. FWIW, the only way I'd ride my bike on any of those roads is if they're closed to vehicular traffic. It would be cool to ride the GSP from the NY border to Cape May though

Jay H

I wouldn't touch either the GSP or the NJT above the raritan river... especially through the tunnels on the GSP around the Oranges/Bloomfield...

Even by Cape May, one can ride up rt 9 which parallels the GSP... Maybe I-295 might be ok south of Fort Dix...

I-287 has a lot better ways around it to than resorting to riding on it....

Jay

dendawg

"You've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky?" Harry Callahan

Bacciagalupe

I seriously doubt they mean permits for individuals to ride on the GSP. It's probably more for special events.

And, really, it's kind of utterly idiotic to ride your bike on the shoulder of a highway where the official speed limit is listed as 65 mph, and where drivers routinely hit 75 or 80 -- especially given how bad NJ drivers are. I wouldn't even get on something like Route 17 unless it was an extreme emergency.

Just use some parallel side roads, e.g. CR511.

Stacy

Or maybe its so NJ police ticket you for lack of a permit when they catch you riding on bike restricted highways.

Bacciagalupe

Uh, they won't ticket you for a lack of a permit. They'll ticket you for riding your bike on the highway, which is illegal.

I doubt the highway patrol officers have ever seen such a permit, let alone know of its existence.

ak08820

I think they do mean permits for individuals to ride on. I actually got one a couple of years ago, but have not felt lucky enough to ride, yet.
I did ride on the wide shoulders of US Rte 22 in Somerset and Hunterdon counties last year, but did not remember to bring the permit.

Bacciagalupe

I stand corrected, but... Why on earth would you want to ride a bicycle on 22, the GSP or the Turnpike? They're ugly and profoundly unsafe, and I'm absolutely certain you can find better parallel routes with a minimum of effort.

zowie

I tried to get one a few years ago and they never sent it.

ak08820

22 was unavoidable for a small part, did 28 and 173 before and after that. Never done GSP or NJTP and probably will never do. The post was about if anyone else has used the permit.

knobd

I probably would not want to mess around on any of these roads but the southern end of the GSP (OC thru Cape May?) might be an option in the off season (i.e. winter). It gets pretty mellow down there and it's nowhere near as ugly as the northern part. There are actually 3 stop lights down there on the GSP.

island rider

Would you ride down the side of the GSP, etc. on a Friday afternoon towards the shore? Traffic moving at 5 mph, might be a good time to practice time trialing, and you would get there much faster!!

Pug

No way. The next time you're in weekend shore bound traffic look left then look right and notice how many people are texting while driving.

kenmcchord

I drive 1-295 south of Ft. Dix every day to work, and that's practically suicide in a car. Riding a bike on any of these highways would be insane. GSP south of Ocean City is more chilled out than north Jersey but there are still cars traveling way too fast and not paying attention. Furthermore no one is expecting to see bike traffic on these highways so the chances of being clipped have got to be significantly increased.

Ill stick to risking my neck on the local side roads.

nd2010

Ummm, no. Even if it were legal to ride on the NJ Turnpike, I wouldn't do so. Every exit would be a death trap, and route 130 parallels the Turnpike. There's no shoulder between exits 7 and 8A, and it would be suicidal to take the right lane. The speed limit is 65 but no one goes 65 when the road is empty, they usually go 80, and the cops don't stop people going under 85 because they'd have to stop almost everyone. It's a lot different in the west in the middle of nowhere where the interstate is the only option. Not so in the most densely populated state. You get hit by a car going 80 mph, you're dead no matter how fast you're going on your bike, even if you're wearing full body armor.

ckelly49

I wonder if they expect you to pay the tolls.

indyfabz

U.S. 22 is not that dangerous in places. For example, I rode a short stretch in the Lebanon area. Hardly any traffic at the time. No permit required.

side_FX

You can cover a lot of ground in southern NJ by using 206, 70, and 47. They can be busy at times but there's some wide shoulders and decent places to chill.

at_hiker59

I had a permit years ago. It was great riding on Rte. 78 on sunday mornings with so few cars. That was before all of the sections were open. I wonder if I can find my permit. I had a very low number (like 19).

ak08820

Awesome! That is exactly the kind of info I was looking for. You must be referring about the early 80's and earlier.
May be they number starting at 1 each year as mine is 015 and issued in 2010.