> The slower you drive, the longer the trip takes (applicable if you're not > sightseeing), the more bored you get, the more your attention/concentration > slips, the more tired you become, you become more likely to fall > asleep...BANG OH, contraire, my friend. High speed driving demands so much more of your eyes and brain that you are more likely to get tired faster. I routinely make 14-plus hour drives and the slower pace of the Westy makes me less tired. When I used to blitz the same distance in my Jetta GLI at 85 MPH in a shade over 12 hours my brain was fried when I reached my destination and my nerves were strained. This was largely due to all the dumb-asses who drive in the left lane with their cruise locked at 2MPH over the speed limit while attempting to pass the person in the right lane who had their cruise locked at 1MPH over the speed limit. That and all the State Troopers hiding behind trees, overpasses and highway signs. |
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