That would be me. Had some friends of friends planning a coast-to-coast (NYC to San Francisco) road trip in the USA who had allocated just over 2 weeks time. They had NOT looked at the distances involved. Fortunately, we managed to clear things up for them.I've never heard anybody actually say that. I've heard people *claim* that people say it about a million times though.
It's a fairly silly saying. Whoever came up with it originally has much to answer for.
(Cue compulsory anecdote from American who had some wide-eyed European visitors who had never seen a map and were SHOCKED at the distances!)
As for commuting to work, I have some friends driving from Durant, OK to D/FW, TX- @95 miles 1 way. Both work for the police, one as a dispatcher, one as an officer. So they both need to drive when they're on the clock, since they may not get off duty while the trains are running.
And there was a radio DJ- Tom Joyner?- who worked at a Dallas station and an Atlanta station simultaneously...but he was taking flights, not driving.