Traffc.

Dogs R Us in Titusville, FL is where we tend to go to watch launches.

It's a nominal 150 miles from here.

We rolled out the driveway at 0846 and didn't arrive until 1156.  Three hours and ten minutes.

The return trip was worse.

We left the restuarant at 1725.  I got home at 2056!  Three hours and 31 minutes!

Why?  Endless accidents at every single transition from on-ramp to road.

People who can't understand the "keep moving" toll lanes.

Driver's Ed 101 thing for you:  The on-ramp is an acceleration lane.  You should be moving at the same speed as traffic when you reach the transition and have the space in traffic you're going to place your car in picked out already.

Don't start looking for that gap at the end of the ramp and stop your car because you've not bothered matching speeds!

Most especially don't decide that a 1-car gap is enough when there's a 40 mile per hour difference in speed between your 30 mph and traffic's 70 mph!

The traffic, by the way, is far more likely to be in a mood to let you merge when you're not demonstrably going to force them to slam on their brakes if they let you in front of them.  Also, someone punching it on the road as you're merging might be trying to make a gap behind their car for you and not a blocking attempt.  They're already in traffic and might know the car behind them is going slower so the gap will widen for you.

The most important thing about driving is that should be the only thing you're doing.

Drive the car.  That is all.

If there's something that's more important than driving you have to get done, stop driving with the car parked rather than stop driving at speed while you do your other important task.

Yes, I am an expert with the competition licenses to prove it.