I-395 North at Night: Washington DC

Follows I-395 North through the Washington DC area at night using "Overdrive" effects.

[@writer125]

Great video and great muisc. Tell your son he needs to record his music on a CD and get it released, so everyone can hear it. Thanx for posting this.

[@LorenzoMoore1000]

Once again freeway Jim another nice vid of DC beutiful shot of National Horbor. Your son is killing that Bass.

[@eastmelbournewx]

Great son, hope your son Erik makes more amazing songs like this one!!!😁

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you, see video 17-09, he was in the band that did the first song.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJDIk6GDlt6lY9E

[@eastmelbournewx]

I’ve checked out video 17-09, And that song is my favorite!!😁

[@Freewayjim]

@@eastmelbournewx Thank you.

[@therealjharris]

Wow for 16 your son really has an ear for funk! Nice video, never traveled the entire length of 395 at night, just the part in Northern Virginia. On a clear, warm, night it must be a beautiful drive!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you! He's pretty well rounded musically. It is a nice drive indeed, I recommend it should you ever get the opportunity.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, will do!

[@Freewayjim]

I used overdrive in Houston and New Orleans in 2010 and in Chicago in 2011 not to mention Philadelphia earlier in this year's trip.

[@CosmoPhotography]

I totally agree that more lighting is needed in and around the Springfield Interchange. I drove through there this past September at around 8:00 pm, and the visibility was downright horrible. Also, I've always loved that view on 395 at 1:49 coming down and then up the hill. I definitely have to find time to get a long exposure shot of that someday. Kudos to Erik on the music! He's really talented.

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[@GamingWithLondon]

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[@Freewayjim]

Thanks! He comes up with the basic idea and then we tweak it together from there.

[@Pookatube]

Sounds a little like the bassline from "Boogie oogie oogie" by A Taste of Honey. Has a late 1970's retro disco feel to it!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you very much! I got very lucky with traffic during the time I spent in the DC area during my trip.

[@Theskybluelake]

Great Bass player...

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks!

[@TheSolarcatcher]

Great video Jim. Loved how you caught the plane near Reagan. Props to the funk band too!

[@kylesteinhauser2535]

Watching this and listening to this reminded me of Night Court.

[@rowdygurl7108]

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[@benlonghighway]

0:56 I couldn't agree with you more! 1:34 Nice to be hearing a song played by Erik! Tell him I enjoyed this music. :) 2:13 I don't think I've seen the video yet. I'd better check it out ASAP. 3:49 and 4:20 I think that those two tunnels should be connected, huh? 4:58 All of a sudden, the video changed here to show National Harbor? I love that view. 5:04 Great video, Jim! Can't wait for the Grand Finale! XD

[@dave11686]

Very nice music! Well done, well done!

[@Freewayjim]

Erik is my teenage son, he also did the music for four videos on last year's trip.

[@FreewayBrent]

Ha, I like these overdrive videos that you've put together, over the years. Nice soundtrack by your son. The only "downside" in all of this is that it appeared VaDOT skimped out a bit on Texas-like mast lighting for the Springfield Interchange; that thing would be awesome to see under better lighting conditions. Thanks for the tour. :)

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, it's a fun drive so long as traffic is moving.

[@socarboy]

Very nice, I got to run that route several years ago.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, yes I always liked that view too.....I was surprised at the lack of light along I-95 towards the Wilson Bridge in general, tried to film that at night and it just didn’t work.

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you very much!

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, I'm only going about 5-10 mph above the speed limit at points but the video footage is sped up about 4x.

[@cochrab]

Hey Jim, tell Erik I loved the music!!

[@MeadowbankThistle]

I moved to this area 22 years ago, & the Springfield Spaghetti Bowl has always been a mess!

[@Freewayjim]

LOL, it does now that you mentioned it....and I'm pretty sure the "artist" has not heard that one before.

[@Freewayjim]

The season finale is the last video from this year's trip, it should be up later today. I don't have any plans for 2013 yet.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, I used my son's music in three or four videos on last year's tip.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, totally agree on the lighting, it could stand to be better approaching the Woodrow Wilson bridge too.

[@Freewayjim]

It's in the DC area and Northern VA.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, the music was made on Apple's Logic Express.

[@Freewayjim]

Nah, it was just something my son put together on the computer, but thanks.

[@jmvfrva]

Been waiting for this one today Jim.

[@Freewayjim]

Yes, it's called Logic Express on a MacBook Pro :)

[@StukInBuf]

It was a markedly different junction 16 or so years ago, last I was there. Part cloverleaf, part flyover.

[@megaman803]

Its very great that you have your son Erik helping you out with the highway videos! However, I notice that there are at least a few YT users (Freeway Brent, Freeway Andrew, Cosmo Photography, etc.) who use almost literally the same style of openings, symbols, logos, graphics and notations you have in your videos? Do you have any relatives or friends other than yourself or Erik working for your highway video production company in any capacity? Or do they have their poruction company?

[@necroslair]

Great video Jim! Hopefully you can use that musician's work in future productions. Thanx for the ride...

[@AngelaNicolexo0729]

so cool how fast were u going?lol looks pretty fast but I like the video and song is cool:D

[@Freewayjim]

No, nobody I know works in a production company....the symbols and graphics are pretty universal, we all get them from Wikipedia and Google searches but with regards to our videos we all have different styles...especially when it comes to music.

[@Freewayjim]

LOL, thanks!

[@tennoklark]

This Song is cool Sounds similar to Patrck Hernandez Born to be Alive

[@ryanearles2024]

Your son is an amazing musician @FreewayJim! Tell him that I love his song for me will ya?

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, will do!

[@EphemeralProductions]

Who is Erik? I am asking because I like the music and wanna look up whoever did it.

[@Freewayjim]

Thanks, I'll tell him :)

[@ryanearles2024]

@FreewayJim When do you usually do the road trips and post the videos on YT on the year?

[@Freewayjim]

I usually travel in the mid-summer and start posting videos a week or two after I get back.

[@MeadowbankThistle]

The Springfield Interchange is aka The Spaghetti Bowl, for obvious reasons: such a mess to maneuver thru there!!!

[@tpringtowery4178]

on a 2013 video on I-395 I saw a 5/8 sign

[@EphemeralProductions]

Were all the instruments on this played by the same person?

[@GodfatherXXI]

Hey Jim please send me the MP3 of this song. It's great!

[@wschmrdr]

Not too bad.

[@HellsideBurnton]

GO TO SAN FRANSISCO! REPLY EDITATION AND AWESOME SIGN!

[@tpringtowery4178]

I-395 south has a 7/8 sign near I-495 north!!!!!!!

[@Freewayjim]

He's 16

[@Freewayjim]

They don't have names that I'm aware of.

[@HENRYGSANCHEZ13]

At the end there was US 50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@toddthevloggingguy4720]

who use Overdrive effects

[@megaman803]

*production not poruction

[@HellsideBurnton]

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[@HellsideBurnton]

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[@Freewayjim]

Can't say that I have.

[@HellsideBurnton]

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[@Freewayjim]

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[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!

[@Freewayjim]

Thank you!