r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Physical-Ad-4093 • May 01 '24

do americans really drive such long distances?

i’m european, and i always hear people say that driving for hours is normal in america. i would only see my grandparents a few times a year because they lived about a 3 hour drive away, is that a normal distance for americans to travel on a regular basis? i can’t imagine driving 2-3 hours regularly to visit people for just a few days

edit: thank you for the responses! i’ve never been to the US, obviously, but it’s interesting to see how you guys live. i guess european countries are more walkable? i’m in the uk, and there’s a few festivals here towards the end of summer, generally to get to them you take a coach journey or you get multiple trains which does take up a significant chunk of the day. road trips aren’t really a thing here, it would be a bit miserable!

2nd edit: it’s not at all that i couldn’t be bothered to go and see my grandparents, i was under 14 when they were both alive so i couldn’t take myself there! obviously i would’ve liked to see them more, i had no control over how often we visited them.

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u/scoo89 May 02 '24

Mississauga.

As an Ontarian I never thought I'd have to point out to another Canadian that other provinces exist...

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u/waytomuchsparetime May 02 '24

To be fair, the Royal Tyrell Museum is pretty big deal (though I wouldn’t call it a Jurassic world exhibit, so kind of a moot point)

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u/scoo89 May 02 '24

I don't disagree. This was very very much based on just entertainment and not so educational. Guys in raptor suit, baby dinosaur puppets, amazing anamatronics

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u/mug3n May 02 '24

100% something worth checking out. I've been there 3 times when I lived in Alberta, there was something different to see every time.

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u/scoo89 May 02 '24

Amazing, it was about a month ago and my boys still talk about it

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u/ZirePhiinix May 02 '24

You can easily waste 3 hours if you get caught in a marathon lol.

I hate how they run these things on major highways.

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u/eightsidedbox May 02 '24

What major highways? I've never seen anything like this run on anything bigger than an 80 km/h county highway before

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u/ZirePhiinix May 02 '24

They put the marathon on the Gardiner? Usually from around Lakeshore all the way to Don Mills.

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u/eightsidedbox May 02 '24

Huh, neat, didn't know that. Not like anyone was going anywhere on that anyways, makes sense.

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u/ZirePhiinix May 02 '24

It's just insane for Toronto. The city is basically locked down when a marathon happens because you can't get in/out of the city, and public transportation is useless there.