Originally Posted by Metaluna

Yes, at that time of year, and that time of morning, I really don't see the bridge as being all that dangerous. Until the appalling criminal behavior of a few possible drug addicts, this ride had been running for 39 years without a major incident (as far as I know).

I do agree the southern part of the route is mostly "junk mileage". They could just stretch the route up further into Maine, say up to Ogunquit and Wells. I suspect this would mess up the logistics of the current SAG stops and they might have to add another one though. Right now, because of the way the route doubles back on itself, they can service the entire route with pretty much just the single rest stop at Fort McClary and a smaller one at the starting point.