[.ca] United States Road Atlas (ISBN 0841617813)

this book blows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:
this book sux! no story line and put me to sleep! to many roads going to nowhere! what a waste of time! real men do not need direction! keep it real and sux my cocks!

the road atlas I use most:
This is the road atlas I use the most. I wish I had had a copy on my cross-country trip earlier this year. The large scale and large type edition gives a lot of detail without being cluttered or overwhelming. Even wayside stops (picnic areas) are marked. This balance was achieved by giving a lot of pages for every state. Even Rhode Island and Delaware have two pages each. In addition to the master index and national mileage chart, every state has at least a local mileage chart and index printed next to the map. Almost every right-hand page has one. The large type makes it easy to read in a moving car, even if its dark outside and you're reading by the car's light or a flashlight. Thanks to the spiral binding, this atlas is easy to handle. Now that I have two road atlases with spiral binding I wonder why I bothered with road atlases without spiral binding. Not only is it easier to use, wear and tear is less because I'm not folding it back on itself. There are also descriptions of "travel adventures" provided by discover.com. Not necessarily very practical, but does inspire a little day-dreaming. This is the same exact set of descriptions that's in the smaller American Map Road Atlas of US, Canada and Mexico. Because of the ease of use of this large-type edition, this is the atlas I keep in the car. My other atlas, the American Map Road Atlas of US, Canada and Mexico, which is also good, has been moved from the car to the bookshelf. I highly recommend this road atlas. This atlas does not cover Canada and Mexico. petervtamas@mail.com

highly functional spiral binding:
I'll never go back to the old staple paradigm with all the advances of spiral binding at my fingertips. Well illustrated, easy to read. This is a high quality navigation tool.

good road atlas:
This is good road atlas that we frequently use for planning trips. This atlas has a lot of detail. Even wayside stops (picnic areas) are marked. In addition to the master index and national mileage chart, every state has at least a local mileage chart and index printed next to the map. Thanks to the spiral binding, this atlas is easy to handle. Now that I have two road atlases with spiral binding I wonder why I bothered with road atlases without spiral binding. Not only is it easier to use, wear and tear is less because I'm not folding it back on itself. There are also descriptions of "travel adventures" provided by discover.com. Not necessarily very practical, but does inspire a little day-dreaming. This is the same exact set of descriptions that's in the large-print American Map Road Atlas of US I recommend this road atlas, but I prefer the large-print version. However, I doubt you'll find a better atlas in this format. This atlas covers Canada and Mexico. However, as it only covers 1 page for most of the provinces and 2 pages for Mexico, you'll probably want additional maps when traveling in these countries.

Still Excellent!:
I have used the 2001 AMC Road Atlas for two travel seasons, across the US and Mexico. It is sturdy, easy to use, and up-to-date. I'm in the process of buying the new one, and I look forward to buying one every couple years as long as I travel.