What’s Your Driving Threshold?

This weekend Nicole is traveling up to Maine for 4th if July weekend and usually, when she and her boyfriend Matt go, they drive. But this time, because it’s a holiday weekend, she’s decided to fly. It’s already about a 5-6 hour drive but with traffic it’ll end up being 8-9 hours.

Nicole’s boyfriend is leaving the night before and driving through the night to avoid traffic. But since Nicole has to work, she’s just going to take a flight out once the show is over. If they tried to drive up at 2 or3 in the afternoon they’d be stuck in miles of non-moving cars.

Most of the time, people tend to drive to where they are going unless it’s really far away. But at what point do you decide that driving isn’t worth it and that you’re going to fly instead?

Comments

6 Replies to What’s Your Driving Threshold?

  1. josh says:

    6 hour drive = 45 min plane ride. Takes about the same amount of time with arriving early to airport and all, but if you don’t run into problems with your flight, it’s so much easier than a 6 hour drive.

  2. Jeff Goater says:

    Let’s file this under the who gives a $hit file. Can’t you think of a better topic for discussion than this? Nevermind, don’t answer that.

  3. chris says:

    I drive 4 hrs 1 way to work most days- i agree u guys r driving whimps

  4. Bill says:

    Sorry, I have to vote that you are driving whimps. We do 16-18 hour drives from the Poconos to AL and MS a few times a year. However, to be fair, time allowed plays into the “calculation”. If we only have something like 3 days then it might lead to a quick plane ride. I stress “might”. Hear hear to the Road Warriors. ;-)

  5. Melisa K. says:

    I can not believe that you guys dont drive we will drive to almost any were east of the mississippi river we drive to boston Mass. north And Charleston SC. and we live in Ohio

  6. Shelli says:

    I usually don’t fly until it will cost less. Not very often, but it does happen that you might catch a $100 flight but my gas guzzler would have taken $200.

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