h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It's a common thing in LA to talk about how long it will take to get somewhere, because traffic belies distance times speed calculations.

For instance, one can get from LA to San Francisco in 7 hours, usually.

How long does it take to traverse the UK by car?

Everything in L.A. is only 20 minutes away!!!

The actual time it will take you to get there however is
somewhere between 45 mins. and 3 hours depending on what
time of day it is, and there is nothing that will put you
to sleep faster than 15 mph on the 101 no matter what time
of day it is.

A year ago, a group of us travelled from Bath to Edinburgh in a minibus that had seen better days - the old beast was limited to 65 mph and it eventually took 13 hours from start to end (including lots of breaks and unwittingly taking possibly Scotland's most dangerous road direct from about Carlisle to Edinburgh, with a thick layer of snow everywhere to hinder matters further).

I think we had 2 drivers at the time - while I sat between them keeping the driver awake and the sleeper comfortable.

It also takes an eternity to drive through London - take my advice - use the M25 or just take the tube instead!

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Every time I travel to London I find the tube a great delight and use it as often as possible, As a native Angeleno (L.A.)I am fascinated by public transport that actually works! I have driven in L.A. all my life. My wife is from the metro N.Y. area, so I have driven there numerous times. For fun I drive rally cars sometimes in extreme environments but driving in London scares the H**L out of me!
I guess if I did it more often it would become less stressfull Hmmmm.
gives me an idea, off to check some travel sites.