Originally Posted by
tuind13
I thought I had lost all driving skills. For the last couple years, I've been avoiding driving whenever possible.
Then, recently, my glasses prescription got out of wack. I was wearing an old pair of plain glasses waiting for the new ones to come in. I discovered that the biggest reason I couldn't drive was because of my bifocals - I couldn't see where I was going or what was coming at me. Crazy no-line bifocals - you can only see directly in front of you out of tiny portions of the lenses. Didn't realize it until I had to drive wearing the old single-vision lenses.
I have the opposite problem with my no-line bifocals--I can see at distances just fine, but they don't work very well for reading. One feature I tried for the first time was nonreflective coating. It's expensive, but well worth it to me. Not only do they look nicer, I geet much less glare when riding at night. I do a lot of cycling at night (especially in winter) so this is a good feature for me.
Originally Posted by tuind13
Still, I'd be perfectly happy not driving to the point where I completely forget how. Unfortunately, it seems to be like riding a bike - you never really forget. You just get a little rusty.
That's hilarious!
Driving is like riding a bike. That's nice to know...but I hope I never have to get real good at it again.
What's the snow situation in Lansing? Are you riding through the winter? I've been in Traverse City for a couple weeks. We've been getting snow almost every day--76 inches so far with no melting. The last couple days were warmer (low 20s) and a respite from the snow. I'll be on the Greyhound back to Lansing on Sunday.