Maitland felt himself alone on an alien planet abandoned by its inhabitants, a race of motorway builders who had long since vanished but had bequeathed to him this concrete wilderness”
—-J.G. Ballard, Concrete Island
Highway 75, Allen, Texas
Bequeathed To Him This Concrete Wilderness
Bill Chance 
When I read the intro piece I thought perhaps you were showing what I saw last night on tv. In Dallas on an empty snow covered parking lot a car was practicing his ability to slip/slide on icy roads. Actually looked like fun. Be careful out there! love, m♥m