Can you drive Bangkok to Chiang Mai, and is it sane rather than merely possible?

It is a long day at the wheel on roads that carry a serious safety record. Foreign governments single out road traffic as the largest physical risk to visitors in Thailand, which is worth weighing before anyone treats this as a scenic option. Our sourced write-up is here: https://meetlocale.com/guides/is-thailand-safe-to-travel-alone What those sources do not cover is whether the drive is enjoyable or simply long. If you have driven it, where did you break the journey, and would you do it again?