QotW: What’s an automotive bonding activity you can do with kids?

Today, August 11, is National Sons and Daughters Day. I’ve played Hot Wheels with my son as soon as he was able, but now he’s aging out of them and getting serious about Pokémon cards. Still, I’ve found ways to bond with him over car-related things like going to shows or building a Tamiya Mini 4WD. One of my favorite road trips was a recent one when the two of us flew one-way to Phoenix to pick up a low-mileage Acura TSX Wagon for a friend and drive it back to LA. We both had a blast and it’s something I’ll never forget and

What’s an automotive bonding activity you can do with kids?

The most entertaining comment by next week will receive a prize. Scroll down to see the winner of last week’s QotW, “What’s your favorite piece of infrastructure?“.

There were so many great answers last week! streetspirit conjured a rich image of automotive nightlife in a place I’ve never been, The Netherlands, by picking the A15 between Rotterdam and the Maasvlakte. And although I have been to Daikoku Futo many times, Alan‘s description of its spiral ramp was thrilling. Franxou‘s nomination of old school streetlights and their sodium lighting evoked pangs of regret for yet another thing we didn’t fully appreciate until it disappeared. Michael Jue‘s mangled guardrail certainly painted a picture, and Ian G.‘s cone-filled parking lot was a brilliant bit of wordplay.

We also got legit answers that are going on the bucket list. Dave Patten Frankenstein Trestle in Crawford Notch State Park, TheJWT‘s Okuizumi Orochi Loop, and Sebastian Motsch‘s Viaduc de Millau.

We wanted to pick many of the candidates above but, overwhelmingly, one answer was demanded by fellow readers. Well, this week’s winner is Ian N.‘s simple, one-word answer, because the people have spoken:

Roads

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