One hand on wheel, one hand on newspaper, foot solidly on accelerator
Boston
One hand on wheel, cradling cell phone, brick on accelerator
California.
With gun in lap
Los Angeles
Both hands on wheel, eyes shut, both feet on brake, quivering in terror
Ohio, but driving in California
Both hands in air, gesturing, both feet on accelerator, head turned to talk to someone in back seat
Italy
One hand on latte, one knee on wheel, cradling cell phone, foot on brake, mind on game
Seattle
One hand on wheel, one hand on hunting rifle, alternating between both feet being on the accelerator and both on the brake, throwing a McDonalds bag out the window
Texas city male
One hand on wheel, one hand hanging out the window, keeping speed steadily at 70 mph, driving down the center of the road unless coming around a blind curve, in which case they are on the left side of the road
Texas country male
One hand constantly refocusing the rear-view mirror to show different angles of the BIG hair, one hand going between mousse, brush, and rat-tail to keep the helmet hair going, both feet on the accelerator, poodle steering the car, chrome .38 revolver with mother of pearl inlaid handle in the glove compartment
Texas female.
Both hands on steering wheel in a relaxed posture, eyes constantly checking the rear-view mirror to watch for visible emissions from their own or another’s car
Colorado.
One hand on steering wheel, yelling obscenities, the other hand waving gun out the window and firing repeatedly, keeping a careful eye out for unmarked State Patrol cars and landmarks along the way so as to be able to come back and pick up any bullets that didn’t hit other motorists so as not to litter
Colorado resident on spotting a car with Texas plate.
Four wheel drive pickup truck, shotgun mounted in rear window, beer cans on floor, squirrel tails attached to antenna
West Virginia male.
Junker, driven by someone who previously had a nice car and who is now wearing a barrel
Las Vegas.
Two hands gripping wheel, blue hair barely visible above window level, driving 35 on the interstate in the left lane with the left blinker on
Florida “seasoned citizen” driver, also known as “no-see-um.”
Two hands on the wheel, driving forty-five in a seventy mph zone in the left lane, with the left turn signal on, and making a right turn