How Much Driving Experience 4186

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:09:58 +0200, "Thomas SchŠfer"

I only calculate them based on my estimated past miles-year. I'm sort of a car hobbyist too, participating in a lot of road rallies, and getting to them piled on lots of miles.

Wish I could get down to that.

U must be in great shape.

I kind of like to bike, but I'm way out in the country presently so getting anywhere significant means a 20 mile drive first, or 17 to work, and I don't care to be biking that even on flat straight roads, which don't exist around here. The roads around her are curvy and hilly, which makes for lots of sudden encounters. You don't see many people trying to bike these roads - there would be someone in a car, eventually, that would fail to avoid a bicycle they couldn't see until they were within a few seconds of hitting it, and that would be the end, Plus, for whatever reason, my fingers go numb if I grip anything, like handlebars, for an extended period of time. This makes riding unpleasant.

I've got about 40 years and over a million miles - fortunately, I enjoy long distance driving. Vacation a few years ago, a rally in S. Arizona, I drove from Virginia, maybe 2400 miles each way. Drove 1200 miles the 1st day - started at 4:00 AM, slept in Texas that night, checking into the motel at 11:30 PM, so got there in the "same day" although had a little help from the change the gasoline and motel bills for any significant length trip far outstripping the airline fee and the rental car fee, making the airplane cheaper than the car. Only way I could get back to doing the drives again would be if I was driving with someone sharing the cost - but mostly I drive alone.

DPH