It was one mid-to late evening that I was driving from St Astier down towards Tocane St Apre....I am not sure of the distance between the two county towns but I have always been aware of the speed on the road between them that I finally gave up driving....
Then - I forget which year - the budget for local road improvement had a rush of tarmac to the head. Yes, the road was widened, its surface was smoothed, weeds and encroaging small trees removed. In short, much fun was had by all - except for this 80 year old driver who gave up the steering wheel.
Sometimes as I go to collect the post and watch the thundering hords go by....I have noticed that - at about dusk - there is always a car about to leave the woods and venture fast on the road ...then suddenly there is a sort of hiccup as the traffic slows....it seems that a car is venturing out from the woods onto the main road. The traffic slows...
Some clever person has put head lights attached to his trees - these are spotted by passing, slowing traffic. They are only head lights - no car attached - but it does the trick. The drivers slow down....
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