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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by systemtest on Friday May 19, 2017 @06:48AM (#14374374)
Driving 500 kilometers without stopping is terribly dangerous for yourself and the people around you. Please be considerate.
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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by saimiam on Friday May 19, 2017 @09:10AM (#14375235)
It's a matter of practice. 500 km is 312.5 miles. At 60 mph, this is about 5 hours of driving. You can definitely handle 5 hours of driving at one shot. Start at a time when you don't expect to feel sleepy for the next 5 hours and you'll be set.
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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by irixusr on Monday May 22, 2017 @06:00PM (#14397266)
No, it isn't. It's the difference between driving in the EU and driving in N America.

I can't think of any 500 km route in Europe that wouldn't destroy me. And a little engine screaming for dear life wouldn't help

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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by iamacynic on Friday May 19, 2017 @09:19AM (#14375306)
no it's not. that's 4 hours of highway driving. waking up and starting a drive at 6am and driving until 10am is not any more dangerous than normal short trips and in fact is probably safer since you aren't dealing with intersections.
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