>> As a parent who frequently drives from NC to Florida for vacation

Not having to go through security is nice, particularly if you have to tote a toolbox for work. Where I live now doesn’t have an Amtrak station, so I drive instead.

For some real fun, try Greyhound. It’s an educational experience!

That piece of concrete appears uniformly weathered on all of the visible faces. That wouldn’t be the case if it had been a piece of the bridge falling off; the side that broke would have been unweathered.