During my seven years as a Driver Ed instructor, I experienced many strange things. My car was often used for target practice with snowballs, dirt clods, balls. The strangest by far was when a submarine sandwich bounced off the hood of the car during a driving lesson. Luckily no one was injured.

I've noticed a tendency with country (rural) kids to miss red lights. They don't seem to be conditioned to look up at intersections. On the other hand, their city cousins, while better at spotting urban clues, tend to have more trouble controlling hills and curves.