As the title says I’m curious if my peers love or loathe driving?

I’ve been able to drive for a few years but never really needed to until I got a job which is 45 miles away.

I absolutely love it and I can’t explain why. It’s quite cathartic, there lots of stimulation and it’s fun to watch all the other cars.

I get to drive through lots of poor traffic jams then on to country roads with lots of cows to shout good morning to.

My friends said I’d get bored of it eventually, spoiler: they’re never right, yet I’ve been doing 500 miles a week for a few months and it’s still so much fun. I don’t care about the weather or the traffic I just like being in the car.

  • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
    18·
    1 year ago

    I hate it. I’m a good driver, but it just stresses me out. Having all the adrenaline firing to pay attention is exhausting.

    Add to that all the people on the road that do not give a shit about anyones safety, and I would sell my car tomorrow, if our public transport wasn’t so bad.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
    11·
    1 year ago

    I hate it. I’m not a good driver, I know this, but I swear, I am definitely an above-average one. The amount of unsafe behavior I see every time I’m behind the wheel, on top of the stress of navigating a dangerous piece of heavy machinery myself, is incredible stressful; and the mechanics of driving, specifically all the eye movement combined with holding my feet still while making sure my attention doesn’t wander, is very fatiguing.

  • RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    1 year ago

    I hate driving. I’m not good at it, and it’s either really boring or really stressful. I’ve been in two crashes (neither were my fault) and I just wish so badly that I had good public transit options. I am actually planning to move to another country not only for the public transit, but that is one big reason.

  • QualifiedKitten@kbin.social
    5·
    1 year ago

    I used to drive a lot, and other than traffic, I enjoyed it, especially when I had a fun little manual. I live in the middle of a city with decent public transportation now, and with all the traffic, driving is only enjoyable if I’m leaving the city. I no longer even own a car, so when I do drive, it’s an unfamiliar vehicle and unfamiliar roads, so the first few hours are pretty stressful. I’ve been considering owning a car again, but I’m fantasizing that full self driving will be a thing by then. Lol.

  • jack55555@lemmy.ml
    4·
    1 year ago

    Driving is my jam. I drove my dads car once all the way from east Greece to the Netherlands (2300 km) (it was still there and he was sick) and I regularly go to Switzerland or Italy to vacation (1000, 1200 km), and this summer I’m driving to Norway. Time really flies while driving and somehow I have such a good time. It’s really part of the vacation lol.

  • Lewistrick@feddit.nl
    3·
    1 year ago

    I’m indifferent. It’s kinda boring to me, especially if the drive is longer than 30 minutes.

  • Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    41·
    1 year ago

    Ive been driving for about 17 years, and I hate everything about it. Cars in general are a sore spot for me.

    That said I’ve made the drive from Toronto to Halifax (~1800km) several times, and it’s a comforting trip for me. Road Trips feel different than your usual day-to-day driving.

  • nottheengineer@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    Driving home with a bunch of wasted friends after a night out and just listening to a bit of chill music is the most meditative thing I can imagine.

    I enjoy driving in general but I hate the other people on the road because most of them aren’t paying any attention to what they are doing or are just plain unfit to ever operate any machine that weighs more than them.

    Kind of weird in the context of ADHD, but driving is one of the few things that I can consistently focus on. Probably because it can lead to severe consequences very quickly if I don’t.

  • Unaware7013@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    I tolerate driving but don’t dislike it for shorter trips. Anything past 90ish minutes just becomes painful, both figuratively and literally

  • davemeech@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Driving has not yet lost it’s novelty for me, I love every bit of it. I work at the office twice a week, and my drive is about 2/3 country road, so generally great as far as drives can go.

  • jaschen@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    I enjoy driving but I really enjoy riding my motorcycle. All my senses are firing and make me feel alive.

  • TheFermentalist
    2·
    1 year ago

    I have been driving for 41 years and I love it. I enjoy my morning commute, my drive home in the evening and getting out on weekends and holidays in the car or on my motorcycle.

    It feels cathartic and meditative.

    None of my family feel the same way and don’t understand why I love it so much. I can’t explain it to people who don’t get it. I’ve tried several times over the years and have just come to accept that it’s my thing.

    Every now and then you come across someone else who gets it, and you barely need to speak about it. The only other thing that makes me feel the same way is long distance target shooting.