Cruising onto a fresh black road when you’ve been scraping on top of a rough one is a mighty fine feeling. Yes, when you get off that chopped-up construction meat or swerve out of Pothole Alley your tires are loving you lots.
And it’s not just that:
1. Shhhh. When you slip onto fresh road the background noise fades away and everyone realizes they can chat in a normal voice again. It’s a nice, relaxing feeling, and it sort of makes your car feel more expensive, like you tossed down a fistful of hundreds at the dealership for some primo soundproofing upgrades.
2. Gimme a break. When you start cruising smooth it’s like driving becomes a lot easier. You’re no longer swerving past giant dirt potholes on the way out of the cottage or watching you don’t slip off of pebbly gravel edges beside the ditch. Thinking of giving both your arms a rest simultaneously? Now’s a good time.
3. Mechanic on duty. I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I’m on a rough stretch of road my tires start make whirring, click-clacking sounds and I convince myself that something’s wrong with my car. I know, I know, I’m a real hypocardriac (hey-ohhhhhh!) But seriously folks, doesn’t it feel good when you drive onto a smooth road, perk your ears up, and realize that nothing’s wrong with your hunk of junk?
Driving from a rough road onto a smooth one is a tiny gift to the road weary. You don’t know when it’s coming, you don’t know long it’ll last, but for a those few fleeting moments you smile and relax in a quiet little meditation on wheels.
AWESOME!
It’s kinda nice when you first go from smooth to rough, too. It’s like your car is trying to give you a massage…
I average 100 to 150 mi. a day in my job, so I have a REAL appreciation for smooth roads now. I love that feeling of transitioning from washboard rough to glass smooth…ahhhh! I swear I can hear my car sigh in relief! :)
What’s even better is deploying your cars wings and flying over the gravel road. Cause’ I do that all the time.
Pretty Chitty Bang-Bang, we LOVE you!
That was supposed to reply to BlaxTone…and oh, by the way, this is me, Wendy!
Feeling a little green b/c Awesome won’t let me on with my real account for a while now!
Anyway, there are a few spots in our town where the pavement has heaved and feels like a flat tire. Get’s me nearly every time! I like a smooth road. If I want to feel that, I can go horse-back riding! Am I right Horsey Ladies;)
Good one. You had to dig deep for the chitty chitty bang bang. I never would have thought of that.
They just repaved part of the road I take to get to work and man, do I love that smooth ride!
Especially when you’re skating! Whenever I drive on smooth tar I always appreciate how amazing it would be to be skating right in that moment.