Im not Aerophobic&I Love Driving

Well let me tell you something, Im not afraid of flying&I just love driving. Just because a lot of people dont see the point in sitting in a car for 16 hours, or worse, in a bus for a million days; that doesnt make me afraid of flying. And in any case, I know for a fact that flying is the safest form of transport; Superman even said so. There is a scene in Superman  The Return when Superman saves a plane from plummeting into a baseball field, and just before he makes his grand, Supermanly exit, he says to the passengers: Dont let this put you off flying&it still is the safest form of transport statistically speaking. Now tell me, if Superman can confirm that flying is the safest form of transport&whats there to be scared of? After all, even if something does go wrong in mid-air, theres a 0.1% chance that Superman will come and save the day&

As much a safe transport as an airplane maybe, I prefer the black tar and those white lines; and I prefer that anyone who sees me coming up in their rear-view mirror use the yellow line because Im driving. For the N1 I prefer a 4x4 because I have to contend with trucks&lots and lots of 18-wheeler, freight trucks; they carry whatever they carry between Johannesburg and Cape Town. Now if youve ever driven the N1 youll know that those trucks are a bit of a pain in the boot; the truck drivers are pretty mean after all those years of driving up and down the N1.

When I prepare for a journey down my favourite stretch of road, I dont just go for any 4x4, I go for a beast. These beasts come in many forms; like a Land Rover Defender for instance, or a Hummer. But these two beasts will just create a situation whereby Im an elephant and the truck driver is a dinosaur that is hesitant to mess with me; he doesnt know what Im capable of. So which beast of a 4x4 could possibly better the two Ive mentioned? A BMW X5 4.8is or the Range Rover Sport Supercharged. Though they are not as monstrous as the other two, these two machines are brutally, and I mean brutally fast.

We can save the Defender for the day I decide to just cut through the mountains until I get to Johannesburg. But for the tarmac, nothing beats the X5 4.8is or the double R. Both of them can stand up to those trucks&heck even the trucks move to the yellow line when they see you in the rear-view mirror. So if you want to fly with Superman in the sky its your choice&for all we know youre the one who is scared of driving. But as for me, Im not scared of flying I just love driving.

About The Author Mokhalaka loves driving on the N1 in his new auto that be bought at a lucky car sale in Cape Town.