Summer traffic on Route 72 heading toward LBI or off the Island, especially on weekends, has been a nightmare for years, even before the roadwork related to the bridge project began. However, that isn’t the reason crossing Route 72 was rated the 21st most feared road trip in America in a survey of 3,000 roadtrippers conducted by QuestionPro that was commissioned by Gunther Mitsubishi, a Mitsubishi dealer in Coconut Creek, Fla.
The survey asked the roadtrippers which route they fear breaking down on the most in all 50 states.
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