http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Lumberjack Mechwarrior/Battletech was years ahead on these ideas decades ago. Thank me later.
This, of course, has my support. I'm going to drive my troupe of angry explorers from one side of the world to the other, screaming profanities at the puny mortal beasts native to the place. I'm also going to, you know... just drive. Like, place to place.