Freeway Tour Providence, RI

[Michael1966W]

Do you have any videos showing you driving into Rhode Island like the Rhode Island welcome sign?

[Freewayjim]

@Michael1966W No, this is the only RI video I have.

[Bru1nsFOX2433]

@Freewayjim, no offense but how much does gas cost? Its like you have been everywhere.

[Freewayjim]

@Bru1nsFOX2433 Gas is $3.50 - $4.25 a gallon depending on the location.

[MEFvsCHEF]

Been smoking blunts on these roads for years

[timosha21]

Is there an observation deck in Providence Rhode Island?

[americiancomrade]

Little Rhodey!!!

[ornottoobless]

Man, that just rolls along nicely, great music!

[Freewayjim]

@ornottoobless Thanks!

[Fanik10]

I'm proud to say that all exits on the i-way project are open and construction is over.

[TheBiggestsonicfan]

i liv in Prov,RI :3

[ATP2555ify]

2:59 lol nice one. :D

[trick6952]

love my state :)

[dikili28]

its the littles state

[dikili28]

pepole dont seee it on the map cuz its liitle right next to new yorkkk duhhh

[ToonTownHuckleberry]

@dikili28 theres connecticut in between them....

[MrMbtaguy]

You should film the Newport area the Claiborne Pell and Mt Hope Bridges would make good videos 

[98bigbutt]

Is there really Quahog,Rhode Island.

[Freewayjim]

@98bigbutt No, it's a fictional town.

[98bigbutt]

@Freewayjim,I was wondering that because I didn't see it on the map.

[Freewayjim]

@98bigbutt Most cartoon towns are fictional (Langley Falls VA - American Dad, Arlen, TX - King Of The Hill).

[DarKnSilenT]

@Freewayjim

Langley Falls, Virginia isn't a fictional town, they just added "Falls" to it. Langley, Virginia is where the CIA headquarters is.

[AngelofDeath000013]

@98bigbutt Apparently it's modeled after Cranston, a city south of Providence

[MyFunkyDesign]

@98bigbutt PEOPLE NEED TO STOP ASKING THAT. THERE IS NO QUAHOG RI

[TheMarshall67]

Heading to Fall River?. Meh...Nothing there, Jim. You'll be out as quick as you came in.

[Freewayjim]

@TheMarshall67 We visited the USS Massachusetts and left shortly after :)

[wntoply6]

i don't think there's anyone in massachusetts that isn't just as proud of rhode island as they are of our state. they're more than our brothers & sisters, they are us; the same values, same ideals & except for east prov (they sound more like new yorkers), the same accent.

we love the pats, the celts, the bruins & the sox. after boston, providence is the most beautiful & cultural city in new england. the north end & federal hill both excel in italian food...with providence often winning out.

[TheMarshall67]

@wntoply6 I'll agree though Providence has better strip joints than Boston!. ;)

[wntoply6]

@TheMarshall67 lol, and more bath houses too!

[fluxapocolypse]

@wntoply6 Where are the bath houses? I've been lookin! (just regular bath houses, right?)

[lilsage97]

rhode island blows i live there nd it sucks

[tjohn1986]

lol there are people with a channel for freeways? lol

[BeeRich33]

Nice clip. What camera are you using? Where is it mounted?

[Freewayjim]

@BeeRich33 -Thanks, I'm using a Sony HDR-HC9 and I have it on a tripod on the front seat floorboard.

[BeeRich33]

@Freewayjim I will be down there in a handful of weeks, with 2 video cameras. Nice to see this viewpoint.

[Fanik8]

From my buddy Freeway Jim who shot this last summer!!

[Fanik8]

It's better to shoot drives through Providence at dusk or after dark because it's not really that spectacular during the day. Next time you're in RI, try to take Scenic 1A from the Coast Guard house in Narragansett to Wickford after the art shops...and might I add that there is a spot on that road where you can see the Pell Bridge(longest suspension bridge in New England) perfectly!!!

[fluxapocolypse]

notice the lack of any turning signals, ever.

[Adam19822000]

@fluxapocolypse haha

[0marigolds]

Some Change, as in YT's new rating system, is not cool, we can't "like" and or rate videos from the creator's channel pages anymore. Thumbs down to the new YT "rating" system - boo hiss!

Great work from you FWJ - an excellent video scored to the ultimate of smooth & cool - Mr. Boz Scaggs - THUMBS UP to you as always ;.)

[Freewayjim]

@0marigolds: Thanks, I'm not fond of the YT changes either.

[Fanik8]

I actually took some video of my final turn on the old I-195 W to I-95 S last June. Used to make that turn for years going over my nana's house.

[MajorTechFan]

Some of my cousins live in Providence!

[beatleboy9020001]

thurbers curve, still would love to know who thought that was a great idea

[wipandco]

How do you mount your camera in your car?

[Freewayjim]

I have it on a tripod secured on the front seat floorboard.

[cybhunter007]

Nice to see the old ramps again. I was able to walk the old 195 Right of way Christmas eve 08 (the east bound lanes) and last week (took a couple of pictures. The workers had no problem with it, and I was able to take home a I-95 Shield from exit 1

[quillonri]

LOL! I caught the Family Guy reference on Rt. 6 eastbound! I live just a few miles down Rt. 6 from where you turned around on Hartford Avenue!

[funboy0420]

Hey Jim, you should have played - "Highway Patrol by Junior Brown" from that movie "Me, Myself & Irene" hahaha That would have been great for this video.

[karnak767]

I love Providence! This Boz Scaggs song is the perfect music to go with this video. Thanks for posting!

[Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[KML0224]

Saw how you zipped past the Big Blue Bug on I-95 in Providence! That thing is pretty much a state landmark! :)

[Freewayjim]

I shot a pic of it, had I known it was a landmark I'd have pointed it out, darn.

[integgy95]

Execellent video Jim. Keep em coming!! You didn't happen to get good ol' Route 128 did ya???

[Freewayjim]

Thanks, Sorry, no 128 this time.

[fldoughboy72]

I am surprised you didn't get anything from Connecticut or the New York Thruway.

[Freewayjim]

The light was bad (in my face) for the most part on the CT Turnpike and quite frankly there's not much worth filming on it. As for the Ny Thruway it was raining when I crossed the Tappan Zee on the way home so I couldn't do much there.

[fldoughboy72]

The Tappan Zee bridge def is an awesome bridge and I had my chance to drive on the thruway in 2001 and 2002 from Brooklyn to Saugerties.

[JcBrooks651]

1:59 i was expecting a side swipe

nice video 5/5

[vbdenny]

nice. you seems to be on a pretty nice run and without a doubt you are going through some gigabytes.

[Freewayjim]

13GB per MiniDV tape and I filmed 15 hours worth so yeah, I'm going through them alright :)