>I think "can handle" is the best description I could use for a long commute. You can, but try not to... I concur. In my experience there is a phenomenon (in

>I think "can handle" is the best description I could use for a long commute. You can, but try not to... I concur. In my experience there is a phenomenon (in driving generically, not necessarily in driving for commuting), that I believe is connected to the fact that kms/miles driven "add up". For me this happened on or around the 1,000,000 kms mark. I know it sounds obvious/a truism but after one has driven for a (large) amount of kms in his/her life, he/she has "enough" of that. The 10/15/20 kms/minutes remain "ok", but longer commutes start to be "annoying". I am now living at a 8 km (please read as 8 minutes) drive away from work, and it is just fine, when I have to go to the nearby city (35-40 km away), and I have to do that 1 or 2 times per week, I try to avoid the car and take the train if I can. Longish trips (200-300 or more) kms are still OK (because they are not common), but I wouldn't stand the daily commute for 40 kms.