Quote Originally Posted by NY HIKER 50 View Post
I complained about this to the NY/NJ Trail Conference. I tried crossing and a car sped up on purpose and got in the lane where I was crossing I now walk about .5 to 1 mi. to the crossing near the bookstore. The Parkway necks down there and it's a little safer. Anyone else?
I live close by and have crossed the Palisades Parkway a fair number of times, at the AT crossing and at Pyngyp and maybe others. The saving grace is that there's a median between north- and south-bound lanes so you only have to worry about traffic from one direction at a time, but there's no such thing as casually sauntering across. Even if you don't see any traffic it is not unusual to have cars going 80mph so it's best to always treat the situation with urgency and get your ass across it pronto.

But, that has got to be one of the most unusual places on the AT for a hiker sign-in box.