It doesn't sound unreasonable to me. There are very few stop lights around here: the closest one is about 8 miles away and the next closest one is at the onramp

It doesn't sound unreasonable to me. There are very few stop lights around here: the closest one is about 8 miles away and the next closest one is at the onramp to the interstate. It's quite easy to visit friends that are 20 miles away and not encounter a single light. Lots of stop signs though.