Driving Vacations: A long way from the office!
We are in that time of year when we vacate our jobs, or at least our habitual activities in favour of a change of pace. If the country in which you live is large and varied, then the tendency is to pile everyone into the car and head off for a place of interest. Everybody has done this at some time, but really, it is a very curious concept, at least for the principal driver.
The usual five-seater car will include father and mother, and the other three could mean various combinations of children and grandparents. Then they all head out onto the motorways of the world where they all become at risk. The idea is to have fun and to enjoy the scenery, and to return home safe and sound.
The hope is that all who venture out will return home without incident, however, all too often it does not work out that way. Assuming that the man does most of the driving while his wife attends to the children, he has to be a very responsible person indeed not to take the odd beer or two along the way. The most amazing thing is that not all who are tasked with such an enormous responsibility are aware of the gravity. The reports start to come in and the body count mounts. It happens every year, so you think the lesson would be crystal clear by now.
My wish and hope is that this year the numbers will be much lower than they were last year, and last year’s statistics were the best they had ever been.
A driving holiday can be an enjoyable way to pass the time, however, for the driver it means more work until arriving at the destination. As long as everyone does their bit to stay safe these types of vacations can be the most interesting because you are close to the details of the country.
So, enjoy, and remember that the most important thing is to return home safe.
Copyright © 2010 Eugene Carmichael
We are in that time of year when we vacate our jobs, or at least our habitual activities in favour of a change of pace. If the country in which you live is large and varied, then the tendency is to pile everyone into the car and head off for a place of interest. Everybody has done this at some time, but really, it is a very curious concept, at least for the principal driver.
The usual five-seater car will include father and mother, and the other three could mean various combinations of children and grandparents. Then they all head out onto the motorways of the world where they all become at risk. The idea is to have fun and to enjoy the scenery, and to return home safe and sound.
The hope is that all who venture out will return home without incident, however, all too often it does not work out that way. Assuming that the man does most of the driving while his wife attends to the children, he has to be a very responsible person indeed not to take the odd beer or two along the way. The most amazing thing is that not all who are tasked with such an enormous responsibility are aware of the gravity. The reports start to come in and the body count mounts. It happens every year, so you think the lesson would be crystal clear by now.
My wish and hope is that this year the numbers will be much lower than they were last year, and last year’s statistics were the best they had ever been.
A driving holiday can be an enjoyable way to pass the time, however, for the driver it means more work until arriving at the destination. As long as everyone does their bit to stay safe these types of vacations can be the most interesting because you are close to the details of the country.
So, enjoy, and remember that the most important thing is to return home safe.
Copyright © 2010 Eugene Carmichael
