Long car rides with friends, family, pets, etc. Generally entails excessive heat, or air conditioning, rest stops, pee breaks, speeding, sleeping, and lots of cities. Red bull is acceptable.
1 - The name of the deadly virus from Stephen King's novel 'The Stand'; 2 - more commonly known in drug circles as a rough after-period following intense use.
1 - "Captain Trips killed almost all of America"; 2 - "Man, last night I was so high I woke up this morning next to Captain Trips!"
Especially if you're normally an asshole (you know who you are), try your hardest not to be one. Being a dick to anyone will RUIN an entire trip.
Guy 1: Dude, Guy 3 has been such an douchebag to Guy 4.
Guy 2: I'd kick him out on account of violating Rule 1 of Road Trips, but we're stuck with his sorry ass for another two weeks...