14 hours with minimal bathroom stops. Houston, Texas to Florence, Alabama. Bad weather, no help from my two car mates (they slept) and no stops to eat. It was one miserable trip that had to be made in a short time. I've learned from that mistake.<BR>

I drove from East Lansing, MI to Highgate, VT to see a Grateful Dead show. We did stop in Adrian, MI to pick up a friend. Had no money for hotel along the way, and wanted to get there w/ time to spare. Was a great time!!!! Not terribly bright, but fun!<BR>

Ouch! My sciatica is acting up, just from reading these posts!<BR><BR>I've never been in the driver's seat for more than a 6-hour stretch. The longest I've sat in a moving car is about 20 hours (Albany NY to Daytona FL) but there were seven of us in the driving rotation.

wow...i still love long drives. a little music, my thoughts...it's totally peaceful and zen. it's traffic i hate! : )

I hate to drive so my longest would probably be an hour.

In 1969 I was discharged from the Army at Fort Benning, GA. I packed up my car and except for stopping for gas, drove all the way across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas before finally stopping in Phoenix, AZ to get some sleep. I can still remember the boredom of driving all the way across the widest part of Texas in the middle of the night. After getting about 8 hours sleep at a motel in Phoenix, I then drove the rest of the way to San Francisco. When I think about doing that now, I realize how crazy it sounds. However, after where I had been before, it sure was great to get home.

This doesnt really qualify as no sleep-but very little. 3 (my self and 2 cousins) of us driving from Philaelphia to San Fransisco, where one of my cousins was mvoing to and getting married. Idea was to drive straight through, 3-4 hour shifts each, 24 hours a day. Until just about everything on the car or trailer we were towing fell apart, state by state. (vinyl roof peeled off in OH, AC went in Indiana, tire # 1 on trailer went in Iowa, etc., etc.) Hitchhikers saw how bad our car and trailer were and waved us on. Finally, somewhere in Utah, we had to dump the trailer, unload the stuff being moved at the closed rest stop we pulled into (it was a big draught year and many western rest stops were closed), while the groom to be drove to Salt Lake City to rent a new trailer. Although we tried to sleep while at the rest stop, it was in the middle of nowhere, no running water, no toilets, and lots of critters. I still have pictures of us &quot;lounging&quot; in the chairs we unloaded from the trailer while we waited. I barely slept. After 5 days of pretty much straight driving or repairing the vehicle, we made it to the brides house-having no showers, etc. since we started. I'm sure her family wondered what she was getting into. I'm happy to report that my cousin and his bride are still happily married and we all laugh about this trip.

I forgot also driving across New Mexico before I finally stopped in Phoenix.

23 hours from Great Lakes, Il to Nashua, NH.<BR><BR>MM<BR><BR>Tough break for the Capt.

Well, I'm going to rant here.... this sort of question is just as bad as asking what is your record for alcohol drunk before driving - it isn't anything to be proud of, and we're probably all lucky to have got away without killing ourselves or someone else at some time in a car. A year ago someone in the UK fell asleep at the wheel and ended up on a railway track with fatal consequences - not for him but for the passengers on the train. Let's start a thread about how fast you've driven past a school next.

Well, I ve been reading this post as it developed, thinking I must be such a wet blanket. All I can think of is a tragedy that has just happened locally. Husband and wife, driving home from a vacation, husband falls asleep, crosses the centre line, kills a father and mother, injures two children. Waking up, he finds himself charged with negligent manslaughter or something to that effect, will be sued for way more than the million his insurance company covers, may go to jail, have a criminal record, etc. HIS children certainly dont think THEIR father is a criminal. He just made a &quot;mistake&quot; they claim. And the two children who survived this &quot;accident&quot; have no parents. Its not an accident, its driver error; in judgement. I guess thats what I think about reading this post, lets brag about how dumb we are, how cavalier we are with a ton of metal in our hands, to kill someone else with. Sorry, I just cant see the validity of this post either. No matter what the reason, who's life is worth giving up? I too felt the need to rant.

I used to drive 1180 miles solo, back and forth from college, CT - FL. Did it at least a dozen times, never got particularly tired. Used to take about 19 hours. The key was timing, leaving right before NYC rush hour heading southbound, leaving FL at 6:30 to get to DC after 7:00PM. Nowadays, I wouldn't drive 300 miles alone, I'd be on a plane or train.

LA (South Bay) to Eugene and Seattle or v.v. umpteen times, ranging from 16 to 21 hours, either in a 36HP Veewee with a crash box or a '55 Chev Bel-Air. It was flat out impossible to fall asleep in either of these vehicles because just driving them in a straight line was all-consuming. <BR><BR>I wouldn't dream of doing something that ambitious in a car with cruise control - really asking for it.

<BR>LOL! it sounds as if there is nothing we can do these days that can not be construed as dangerous to others!<BR>I remember when I was a kid, my dad would take us on driving vacations. WE drove to Arizona from NC once. Through Texas at night with the oil wells, there was nowhere to stop, and we sure weren't stopping on the side of the road, tarantulas! So my dad drove most of the night until we found a small motel to sleep for a while, then back into the car. I thought it was a great adventure!<BR>Maybe that is why today, I still like driving to Canada :)

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<BR>Whoops!<BR>Sorry folks, hit the wrong key again!<BR>In response to Sherry, having checked some of your other posts, I noticed that you have been asked to stop attacking other posters before. Did you respond to this post or just attack the posters?<BR>To keep in the spirit of things,<BR>A few years ago, my boyfriend and I piled into our VW with the dog and the cat and drove from NYC to Georgia. Non-stop. Stayed for two days, then drove home, non-stop. The dog and the cat slept, we found that plenty of chocolate with your coffee helps keep you alert. And that your bed never looks or feels so good as when you get back!

Another &quot;wet blanket&quot; here. Our family has personally dealt with the consequences of being too tired...an aunt became a paraplegic at the age of 17 due to falling asleep at the wheel. Thankfully she had an amazing life after that. I can tell you though that we are always making sure we do not drive while tired.

Geezus Chyst, wet blankets! Which repliant stated they ran over or killed anyone? You presume that some of the respondents were dangers to other travelers, b/c they were driving while &quot;tired&quot;, but none so indicated that to be the situation..read the threads before you draw erroneous conclusions..

Chill out all - <BR><BR>No one posting was convicted of a crime and no one is planning to &quot;break&quot; the record for miles w/o sleep. <BR><BR>No more wet blankets please

GOOD NEWS! Cyndi Lauper orginally did the song, &quot;I drove all night.&quot; Not Celine Dion. And it's a much better version......<BR><BR>PS: 21 hrs from Seattle to San Diego. I've also removed the tags from our mattress. Terrible things are happening all around us. Enjoy life when you can.