Driving as an art

When hear the word "art," most people associate themselves with painting, sculptures, and music. However, few come to realize that driving is also an art.

Coming home from a family friend's lake house, I was given the task of driving back home, a two hour drive consists mostly of country roads. I have driven on highways before, but not anything more than 20 minutes. With my two years of driving experience, I no longer have to worry about controlling the car in between of car packs, but rather to enjoy driving and learn to drive as an art.

The art I'm talking about here is how to drive most satisfactorily (fast, in another word) without being caught by police. Some people think it's easy, but they might find their way frustrating at times cursing the slow driver in front of them. Others zigzag through heavy traffic only to be met by police. Still others think driving is a pain rather than enjoyment.

However, if you focus on the following things when you are driving, it will soothe your mind, save you time and trouble, as well as making driving more enjoyable. First, adjust your seat so that your feet are in a nice stretched position and the weight of your back is fully supported by the seat. Only you are in a comfortable seating position can you start compose this art. Second, once you started driving on the high way, try not to be the leader. The leader needs to pay more attention and takes more risks. You need to pick a slow enough speed that the police won't pull you over and a fast enough speed so that the cars behind you won't pass you while giving you a dirty look. However, when you are not the leader, all you need to do is to follow traffic. That way, if the police is watching, he will stop the leader rather than you. Also, you don't have to pay too much attention to the road ahead because you have a car scouting for you for free. A lot of people make the mistakes by following too close, thinking closer means more excitement and thus better art. However, this is not true because driving with the gas pedal is the main part of the art. If you are following too close, you have to use the break pedal, which wastes more gas, energy to move your feet, and increases the possibility of a crash. The art of using just the gas pedal is like a continuous function where it is differentiable at every second. Lastly, driving should be creative. You can setup your own special races to break the boredom. Would you catch up to the car in front of you that is driving 75mph when you set the cruise control at 72mph? If so, when? You'll be surprised to find out the results.

Art is the product of human creativity and imagination. So with little things in life such as driving, why can't we use our artist brain and innovate new ways to amuse us and others? This is how art is composed!