▲ 290 ▼ How far can you get in 8 hours of driving starting from 5 European capitals (i.redd.it) submitted 1 month ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (9 children) Man its easy to forget how fucking microscopic Europe is. permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 child) You can drive for 8 hours in North America and still have no healthcare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago Depends on how close you are to the Mexican border. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (3 children) I live in Florida and could just about make it to Miami in 8 hours. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago (2 children) My daughter just came to visit me in New Mexico from Maryland. 2,000 miles / 3218 km, it is over 24 hours of driving. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Manjushri@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving and that assumes no extended breaks or heavy traffic. Simple math says to drive 2000 miles in 24 hours you need to average over 83 miles an hour? I would guess that a more likely average speed for a drive that long, assuming multiple drivers trading off and not stopping for more than fuel and bathroom breaks, would be about 60mph average. That would take a bit over 33 hours. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 month ago it is over 24 hours of driving. Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving As I said, it is over 24 hours of driving. I did not realize I needed to specify exactly how long the trip took her, or how much non-driving time was spent. According to my map app it is 27 hours of driving, that is over 24 hours of driving as my original post stated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, it means we can get anything we want in just a half hour drive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ddplf@szmer.info 3 points 1 month ago That, and the crazy good infrastructure. Travelling 1000km in Poland is a completely different story than travelling the same distance in the Balkans permalink fedilink source parent [–] morto@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago The new map projection from the UN is like a memento mori for it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 child) You can drive for 8 hours in North America and still have no healthcare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago Depends on how close you are to the Mexican border. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago Depends on how close you are to the Mexican border. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (3 children) I live in Florida and could just about make it to Miami in 8 hours. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago (2 children) My daughter just came to visit me in New Mexico from Maryland. 2,000 miles / 3218 km, it is over 24 hours of driving. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Manjushri@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving and that assumes no extended breaks or heavy traffic. Simple math says to drive 2000 miles in 24 hours you need to average over 83 miles an hour? I would guess that a more likely average speed for a drive that long, assuming multiple drivers trading off and not stopping for more than fuel and bathroom breaks, would be about 60mph average. That would take a bit over 33 hours. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 month ago it is over 24 hours of driving. Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving As I said, it is over 24 hours of driving. I did not realize I needed to specify exactly how long the trip took her, or how much non-driving time was spent. According to my map app it is 27 hours of driving, that is over 24 hours of driving as my original post stated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago (2 children) My daughter just came to visit me in New Mexico from Maryland. 2,000 miles / 3218 km, it is over 24 hours of driving. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Manjushri@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving and that assumes no extended breaks or heavy traffic. Simple math says to drive 2000 miles in 24 hours you need to average over 83 miles an hour? I would guess that a more likely average speed for a drive that long, assuming multiple drivers trading off and not stopping for more than fuel and bathroom breaks, would be about 60mph average. That would take a bit over 33 hours. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 month ago it is over 24 hours of driving. Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving As I said, it is over 24 hours of driving. I did not realize I needed to specify exactly how long the trip took her, or how much non-driving time was spent. According to my map app it is 27 hours of driving, that is over 24 hours of driving as my original post stated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving and that assumes no extended breaks or heavy traffic. Simple math says to drive 2000 miles in 24 hours you need to average over 83 miles an hour? I would guess that a more likely average speed for a drive that long, assuming multiple drivers trading off and not stopping for more than fuel and bathroom breaks, would be about 60mph average. That would take a bit over 33 hours. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 month ago it is over 24 hours of driving. Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving As I said, it is over 24 hours of driving. I did not realize I needed to specify exactly how long the trip took her, or how much non-driving time was spent. According to my map app it is 27 hours of driving, that is over 24 hours of driving as my original post stated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 month ago it is over 24 hours of driving. Does your daughter have a lead foot? 2000 miles is way over 24 hours of driving As I said, it is over 24 hours of driving. I did not realize I needed to specify exactly how long the trip took her, or how much non-driving time was spent. According to my map app it is 27 hours of driving, that is over 24 hours of driving as my original post stated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, it means we can get anything we want in just a half hour drive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ddplf@szmer.info 3 points 1 month ago That, and the crazy good infrastructure. Travelling 1000km in Poland is a completely different story than travelling the same distance in the Balkans permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morto@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago The new map projection from the UN is like a memento mori for it permalink fedilink source parent