How many people have outdated perceptions about travel times or other road-related subjects?
Growing up and coming of age in the 55 mph speed limit days, I always assumed that a trip to Louisville or Cincinnati would take three hours.
I still calculate a trip to either of those cities as taking three hours, when in reality it only takes a little more than two hours with the repeal of the 55 mph speed limit and improved access to the freeway network. But the perception that a trip to Louisville or Cincy will take three hours still remains.
Every couple years when I visit my home state of Michigan, I'm always surprised that the roads aren't all that bad. Having Pure Potholes beaten into my head during my early driving years seems to have stuck with me despite a quarter century passing.