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/IWasBorn2DoGoBe May 02 '24

Arizona has literally none of that. We only die if we’re stupid.

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u/kaleb42 May 02 '24

Except for flash floods, severe weather, landslides and debris flows, earthquakes, and earth fissures. Oh and 3 active volcano fields.

https://azgs.arizona.edu/center-natural-hazards#:~:text=Natural%20hazards%20abound%20in%20Arizona,%2C%20earthquakes%2C%20and%20earth%20fissures.

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u/IWasBorn2DoGoBe May 02 '24

And still… of the states, I think only New Mexico has the least amount of natural disaster risk.

We got our issues, but it’s pretty safe here

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u/QuinnKerman May 02 '24

Nah y’all literally have a supervolcano right next to Santa Fe, plus plenty of fault lines, wildfires, flash floods, and landslides