I actually really like driving. I'm not talking about the morning commute, no one likes that. I like to drive at night with all the windows down. I usually have a specific route that I'll stick to for a while so I don't have to think much about where I am or getting lost. I turn my stereo on and just completely focus on the driving. It's almost like a form of meditation for me. It's one of the few times I can actually get myself to cry and get emotion out if I'm upset.
When I was learning to drive ten years ago, I really began to like it once I found out I could do it. I need to take it up again and work on getting my license.
Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Age: 45 Gender: Male Posts: 70
07 May 2007, 8:30 pm
Yeah I like driving fast. Did a skid control course yesterday at silverstone they have a mechanical device with small wheels as an exo-skeleton to the car (just an Audi nothing exciting). It takes some pressure off the cars own wheels and thereby simulates a slippery surface.
I like to drive too...my friend lives an hour away and I love getting ready for these mini-trips...bringing my music, bringing snacks for the road, etc.
Although that being said tomorrow at 9 AM I have a 5 day drive from coast to coast and I'm sure I'll be proper sick of it by then
I should say that I don't like driving when someone else is in the car with me though. I'm so used to driving alone and being able to just concentrate on driving that I tend to get overloaded when there's another person in the car with me who I have to pay attention to. I start missing turns and getting stuck behind slow people because I'm not paying enough attention to the driving.
Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 130 Location: Philadelphia, PA
07 May 2007, 9:20 pm
I used to go for 1-2 hour drives a couple times a week through the backroads in CT. This is one of the things that bothers me the most about Philly. Nothing but traffic wherever I go.
Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 722 Location: Alone At The Lunch Table
07 May 2007, 10:05 pm
Xenon wrote:
But highway driving is wondeful.
Not where I am it's not. A 2-hour trip to NJ can easily run into 4 hours or more if you don't time it right. Even local jaunts are really trafficky here. And drivers are anything but courteous.