![]() ![]() Skunks wait, wide eyed and bushy tailed, around each corner, daring us to fluster their delicate psyches as they mince along. Turtles relocate with stubbornly suicidal plodding. Raccoons and possums scuttle across, seldom reaching the other side. We turn on our radios and sing along in 2/2 wiper-time while we watch the trees grow new leaves.Īs summer nears, every critter God ever thought up - yes, even the occasional chicken - is waiting to cross the road. Visibility may be poor our wipers may creak and scrape on high for weeks at a time. When to shift to a lower gear and why a light touch works best on the brakes.īy the time spring comes, we’re thankful for the rain, even though it glops the roads with muddy sludge. How to steer a car that’s going sideways. Winter teaches country drivers how much speed it takes to make it to the top of a slick hill. ![]() Your neighbor may have a blade on his truck to plow your driveway. Winter roads are treacherous the ice and snow slather the surface like layered icing. Before you could say “where to, buddy?” he’d be in the ditch and on his phone (unless he’s too far out for reception), calling for a country tow.Įvery season brings new challenges to country drivers. You take that cab driver and plop him onto a foggy stretch of country road. A teenager who has earned a license in the country is a better driver than any seasoned cabbie in any big city in the world. ![]()
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