So, my 14ds is learning to drive. The other day, dh took him out to drive the Neon. For those of you who don't know, that is a rather small vehicle, and low to the ground. The first key, up here in the mountains, if an elk or large deer (they can get quite large around here - the elk are often larger than horses) jumps in front of your car, you should NOT put on the breaks, but speed up. Putting on the brakes will shove the nose toward the ground, making a very effective ramp for the elk to ram into the front seat of your car. Given the size of elk antlers, this could be a very bad thing. On the other hand, in a car like the Neon, maybe it doesn't really matter...
Josh, being new at driving, has a longer reaction time than those of us who have driven for awhile. He did not see the deer until the last minute, at which time it chose to leap in front of the car. The result? There is paint scraped off the front bumper of the Neon, somewhere in the woods of Conifer is a deer who is limping pathetically, and Josh needs a new pair of boxers.
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