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December 1969

Once Over Lightly

Sense and nonsense on the road to recovery

BUT CARS also rate high in unmanageability. Consider the case of the British lady whose driving probably came close to setting a record for doing the most in the least time. It seems she drove head-on into a dead end and smashed up a wire fence and a couple of concrete posts. Then she backed into a parked car. Somewhat miffed, she executed a forward right turn, only to smash into a truck parked in a driveway. Still game, she backed into a Vauxhall and then went forward into a lamp post, knocking it down. As a coup de grace, she backed into the Vauxhall a second time. Her punishment? A $36 fine.

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