Best of Austin®

Best Time for Beginners to Hit the MoPac

During Any UT Football Game

We don't care what the guidebooks on parenting say: The toughest moment in a parent's life is riding shotgun on that first high-speed merge onto the interstate with a nervous 15-year-old at the wheel. But, those who don't bleed orange know that the time to do anything in Austin is smack dab in the middle of any Horns home game: The highways and byways are eerily empty, making it the truly best time to avoid any "mashin' on the motorway."