Night Driving
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2018-05-18 07:00 by Sarah Denninger
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Night Driving
 

One of my favorite things to do is to drive at night with the music blasting and the bass as high as it can get. For me its so nice to just sit back and let the car cruise while I get a chance to sing and listen to my favorite music. Its almost theraputic and I really enjoy the time I have letting everything go. Music in general is a great was to let stress go and when your driving it can be quite stressful, especially when your driving through cities. Driving through any city can have its ups and downs so for some people its no big deal while for others it puts them on the edge of their seats. 

I am one of the people who irritates the people who live in the cities and drive the roads daily. I go the speed limit, sometimes under. I'm looking out very mirror paying attention tot he crazies to make sure I don't get hit. I'm even that person who will make sure to have a gap between me and the car in front of me. For some people that really pushes their buttons but for me its the only way I can manage to get through those drives. I like to have my car in one piece and I really would rather not have to deal with going to the hospital and having to pay more bills then I can afford. 

So of course I am usually resort to night driving. Less Traffic, a more enjoyable ride, my stress is on a all time low, and I can just take my time. Of course most people find that night driving is annoying and they rather sleep but I quite honestly think that if you can stay awake, be attentive, and make appropriate stops when your tired that you can do it. Now ten years from now I might feel a little different but for now I will take what I can and take advantage of everyone sleeping. 

Do you like to night drive? 

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Driving at night is also my favorite time, and no getting older has not changed that. I just wear glasses mostly when it rains, to make sure my vision is a good as can be. Same reason as you, but I like the silence of the night and I like to roll the window down if it is not too cold for the noises and smells of nature. Plus the fact that I always drove "older" cars and hearing "new" noises was a very useful early warning, so I almost never had any sound on board. An aside : cats are not big on loud music, they love classical though (4 seasons of Vivaldi is a favorite).

I prefer driving at night even when the roads are in bad shape... and perhaps even especially then, I remember driving on ice (the kind of surface where you no longer ear your tires at all). My (temptative) theory is that I am not likely to have to use my brakes when I am alone, hence reducing the chances of going "in the landscape"....of course if you ever do...

But it can be tricky to drive late into the night. You may find yourself becoming sleepy at a time where suddenly all the motels along the road have closed (surprise!?!!}. One such time I decided that there my best option was to just nap at a rest stop, facing the clear alternative of falling asleep at the wheel as there were no gas stations, no fast food joints, nothing, somewhere in the middle of Mississippi. OBVIOUSLY, that is NOT recommended, it is hardly safe enough during the day (you have at least to be very aware of cars-people around you). Of course the rest area was deserted. I was thinking of just a quick nap. However, I woke up after sunrise, and what I first saw when opening my eyes was a state trooper sitting quietly in his car, parked alongside my car. My car at the time: picture a 20 year old Porsche, the rear full like an egg with luggage... and 3 cats on board (the Siameses must have been hissing at him...). Me asleep on the front seat-the only available space. I remember to this day that he was a younger guy in this 30s, blond, he had a soft expression of relief as I was waking up, with a touch of reprobation, mixed with a bit of amusement and just a touch of disbelief. Yep, that may have been the most embarassing day in my life. I am also to this day still grateful to this trooper, for caring and being so generous with his time. We did not talk at all, he just left as soon as I woke up.
Of course that was before cell phones and internet, but now days for a very long drive, I would map where I am likely to be between 2 and 4 am, and look for (and verify) campgrounds or other commercial outfits. Generally, I no longer drive all night long.
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