Hacker News Reader

Parent Full thread

londons_explore

310 miles at 60 mph is over 5 hours...

Do you really drive for 5 hours straight without a break...? That sounds both unsafe and dull.

Here in the UK, most people take a brief (15 minute, coffee and toilet) break every 1.5 hours or so.

Is that not normal in the USA?

View on HN

I'm European. From my experience, long distance driving in the US is less stressful than our side of the pond.

Wide, long & straight roads are the norm. Automatic transmission and cruise control make for comfortable long rides.

While roads there are less well maintained than in comparatively rich European countries, car suspensions are softer.

310 miles would be done at 75-80 mph depending on the speed limit. Puts it in the ~4 hour range, and me personally, I would probably take maybe 1 bathroom break, sometimes not. I could imagine driving between lunch and dinner.

then i dont believe the range would be 310 miles with such speeds. Probably something like 70% of that.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com