Winter driving

I feel relieved when spring comes even though I try my best to enjoy the harsh winter every year thinking there must be a bright side. I don’t have to bundle up myself and the kids and shovel the snow every time we go out for awhile. The scariest thing in winter is definitely driving. I had two scary moments this year. One was when a large school bus hit the front side of my car. The other is when blizzard started while I was driving at 90km/h on Circle Dr. I was surrounded by snow and all I could see was white - front and side. I had no idea where I was. I knew there was a curve coming up to the west, but couldn’t tell when. All I could think of was to follow the dim red taillight of the front car. I had a strong urge to slow down, but if I did, I’d have been left in the whiteness. I tried to keep a good distance while preparing for the sudden stop. Scary!!

「くるま」

厳しい冬にも良い面があると思ってなるべく楽しんでいるけれど、やはり春が来るとほっとします。軽装で出掛けて雪掻きの必要もなくとても気軽な毎日。冬で一番怖いのは運転です。今年の怖い思い出は二つ。スクールバスが私の車にぶつかってきたことと、フリーウェイを時速９０kmで走行中吹雪になり、前方真っ白、道路も真っ白で、どこを走ってるのかわからない状態になったこと。うっすら見える前車の赤いテールランプだけが頼りで、止まりたい気持ちを必死で抑え必死でついて行く...　本当に怖かった！