Moneybox
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It's easy driving if you're setup for it. I just travelled from Cue to Brisbane, nearly 5000km and travelled around 900km each day and 1100 on the last day. The difference is that I have a kitchen, toilet, shower and bed on board. Whenever I felt weary I just parked anywhere off the road, walked down the back and dropped to sleep, sometimes for 15min sometimes for more than an hour and I only travelled in daylight hours. It's a bit difficult to take a powernap while souring at 5000ft.
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I've driven a lot longer than that when I was younger but driving a motor vehicle on land is a lot more stimulating than flying straight and level. I think it'd be a risky move if you're not used to long stints. I once drove in the Get With The Strength, Commonwealth Bank rally that was over 1000km in a night. Another time I did nine hours Brisbane to Sydney via the New England Highway but on both of these occasions I was driving flat-out so no chance of dropping to sleep. I take it you're talking about doing it non-stop?
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I must admit we only see the cream of the crop in the west ☺️
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Considering we've veered a little from the intended subject of this thread I'll add my little bit. I believe the drivers license should be a little like the pilot's license. Make it reasonably easy to obtain a basic license but have it restricted until sufficient driving skills can be demonstrated. Everybody should be involved in motorsport where precision driving is required to keep you in the race. I competed in Rallying, Speedway, Autocross, Dirt go-karts and all sorts of associated events. Of course the kids got involved as well from a very young age. For one thing it gives you a chance to blow off steam in a controlled environment but also you learn how to handle a motor vehicle when it slips and slides, bounces and lands. You experience fast driving on loose and slippery surfaces. You learn to tow and reverse a trailer and how to tie down a load. Just a matter of interest. Have you noticed the many thousands of caravans on the road these days? I guess if you spend all your time in the city you might have missed it but most of these vehicles are under the control of very old people and very few get into trouble. Many of these are towing for the first time in their life as well and most demonstrate exceptionally good driving skills.
