Comment on laughs in 12 hours, while still driving through texas

ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• deltapi@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I did it once in 15 hours. I only nearly died 3 times.

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  • ddplf@szmer.info ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Were you speeding all the time?

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    • notabot@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Google maps says that journey would currently take 14:45, presumably at a legal speed, and while that’s long enough to split over two days, you probably can do it in one go. It’s not speeding that’ll get you, but tiredness.

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      • deltapi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I was in my mid twenties and had a supply of caffeine. Was well rested before starting. What nearly got me each of those 3 times was moose, once during sunset/twilight and twice in the night. Especially at night there is not enough time to react to moose that run out onto the road; I’ll be the first to admit I got very lucky on my run.
        On my return I scheduled my trip such that I could do all my driving in daylight hours and stopped at a (iirc) provincial park for the night and slept in my car. The following morning just an hour or so after sunrise I saw the result of an Escalade hitting a moose, and it reinforced just how lucky I was on my trip south.
        Further to the timing, I was occasionally speeding a bit, (during daylight) but for the most part stuck to my vehicle’s optimal fuel efficiency speed of 87km/h. I stopped once for petrol (and coffee) in Sault Ste Marie.

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    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Wouldn’t they have to be?

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      • ddplf@szmer.info ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Only if they were a stupid fucking asshole

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• Quilotoa@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Another four hours to Cornwall and you are still in Ontario.

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  • deltapi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Add Dryden as the start point. :)

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