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[–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

American here: I don't get it. Is the traffic really bad? The weather? Why is a 13 hour drive so bad?

[–] billytheid@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because you’re only half way thete

[–] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Drove from a few hours north of Melbourne to Brisbane a few years ago. 20 hours straight. You're not wrong.

[–] w2qw@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you want to stop along the way, sure. If you are just doing it direct, you're insane.

[–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, like, that's a bit far for a single day drive, but not out of bounds. Particularly if you have two drivers and can switch, it seems pretty normal?

[–] w2qw@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Fair enough but after renting a car and paying for fuel you might as well just fly and then you don't lose a whole day.

[–] Bobsnotmyuncle@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Canadian here. That’s pretty par for the course in western Canada. Edmonton to Vancouver (the capitol victoria is a further 1hr drive with 1.5 hr ferry) is a 12hr drive. 2 fuel pitstops for humans and the car. Easily doable.

[–] w2qw@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I don't know why OP made this about NA you lot have similar distances up there.

[–] MaryTzu@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Driving capital city to capital city, Sydney to Canberra or melb to Canberra are the only semi reasonable distances. Everywhere else it's a full day driving minimum even to an adjacent state. Ymmv tho.

[–] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lol, y'all think Americans don't know about road trips? My family drove from Florida to Canada in a day. And it sucked.

Granted, it wasn't the heat blasted hellscape that most of Australia is. But it still sucked

You realize America is pretty large, right? And that we may visit people who don't live in our towns? My mother lives in the same state as me and we're almost 300 miles apart.

[–] MaryTzu@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Explain it to me. You also only need to comment once.

I may be an ignorant American, but I don't need to be told twice.

[–] billytheid@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Remains to be seen…

[–] MaryTzu@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Typical seppo can't take a joke. 🤣🤣🤣

[–] Dohnakun@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Because you can drive in 2 hours through some countries and a mountain range.