While the above is true, it doesn't seem logical with the film's dialogue.

HAN: Let's see, we're in the middle of nowhere. Where should we go. I have a brilliant idea! Let's go to the only inhabited planet in the system to get repairs!

LEIA: You have your moments. Not many of them, but you do have them.

In the end, I just presume that systems are packed more closely together.

It just occured to me, in the RPG it seems that most ships had a much slower backup hyperdrive. Perhaps we could speculate that the Falcon's backup works but that it takes a great deal of time to get up to speed.

In light of speed and relativity mentioned earlier, it is clear that there is no time disparity between those traveling at high speeds and those remaining relatively static. This supports the EU explanation that ships have relativistic shielding to prevent time dilation. This unfortunately negates that aspect of the theory as well.