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In the US, there's a good chance you haven't even left your state either (startrek.website)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would make the point (not necessarily for an hour's drive) that the roads are often more tiring to drive on in the UK -- that is, they're not as flat, wide or straight as freeways often are, so require more concentration. Driving for an hour along Welsh country lanes doesn't feel the same as hitting the freeway for an hour. Just my two cents/tuppence

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The mountains of Northern California are treacherous. Many of the highways up there are frequently shut down for extended periods.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Being from SoCal and having lived in the UK, let me explain:

In the UK many of the roads are quite literally conversions from horse drawn carriage paths. In some cases, a drunk wanker from Liverpool could draw a better line for a road than most roads connecting off many of the UK motorways (Especially in Wales or Scotland). Add in round abouts, hills, creeks, rivers and stupidly narrow bridges, it's difficult.

I'd sincerely rather drive the Grapevine through Mammoth into Yosemite Village with black ice warnings than try and drive myself from Maidenbower, West Sussex UK to Dundee, Scotland again tbh.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Or even at night. Lotta these highways though just a straight line can be real dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah the Karen migrations are rough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I can understand that. My cars got cruise control. Id doubt thatd be very effective in the UK less your in some scenic area like the Cotswolds.