Top 20 Dangerous Highway Ramp Spots For Truck Parking

Known for causing rigs to stop, Lytx recently released October 2022 data detailing the top 20 dangerous interstates and on/off ramp locations across the country. 

According to Lytx, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and New Jersey were among the top five states for truck parking in a two-week period. Two Atlanta locations are in second and third place, while Cherry Hill Township in New Jersey comes in fourth. Arlington County, Virginia, is where trucks are most frequently pulled over.

Lytx’s Amir Sultan, lead product manager, says parked events were observed over 15 days, resulting in the Top 20 U.S. hotspot data. For decision-making, individual parked events were aggregated to give insights at the meta-level.

“The data helps to identify locations that need to be looked at and investigated for the problems that are leading drivers to park there,” Sultan said. “There could be many reasons for it, such as a lack of parking spaces, emergency situations, better tracking of empty parking spots, and more. Further investigations of these types of reasons could help in solving these problems in an optimal way.”

“Highway shoulders and off/on-ramps have always been incredibly risky locations to park. It blocks the visibility of the vehicle, and with little loss of control of the moving vehicle, it could have catastrophic outcomes if it hits the parked vehicle,” Sultan said.

Here is the full list of the most dangerous highway ramp spots and locations:

  1. I 78/US 22 West in Greenwich Township, Pennsylvania.
  2. Ramp from NJ 3 North to Lighting Way in Hudson County, New Jersey.
  3. KY 4 West in Lexington, Kentucky.
  4. I 95 South in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
  5. I 95 South in New Castle County, Delaware.
  6. I 85 South in Jefferson, Georgia.
  7. I 75 North in Atlanta, Georgia.
  8. US 95 in Humboldt County, Nevada.
  9. NJ 19 South in Paterson, New Jersey.
  10. NJ 70 East in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey.
  11. SC 9 North in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
  12. I 75 South in Atlanta, Georgia.
  13. US 13 North in Kent County, Delaware.
  14. FL 997 North in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
  15. I 85 South in Jackson County, Georgia.
  16. US 95 North in Yuma County, Arizona.
  17. VA 110 East in Arlington County, Virginia.
  18. I 95/NJTP South in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
  19. I 5 South in Los Angeles County, California.
  20. US 49W in Humphreys County, Mississippi.

A moving road trip might include distracted drivers, traffic jams, and poor road design. And while you may not be able to avoid all the dangers of the road, you can try your best to plan ahead, practice safe driving habits, and watch out for these dangerous highway ramp spots.