One hand on wheel,
one hand on horn:
CHICAGO.

One hand on wheel,
middle finger out window:
NEW YORK.

One hand on wheel,
middle finger out window,
cutting across all lanes of traffic:
NEW JERSEY.

One hand on wheel,
one hand on newspaper,
foot solidly on accelerator:
BOSTON.

One hand on wheel,
one hand on nonfat double decaf cappuccino,
cradling cell phone,
brick on accelerator, gun in lap:
LOS ANGELES.

Both hands on wheel,
eyes shut,
both feet on brake,
quivering in terror:
From MONTANA, but driving in CALIFORNIA.

Both hands in air,
gesturing,
both feet on accelerator,
head turned to talk to
someone in back seat:
ITALY.

One hand on wheel,
one hand on hunting rifle,
alternating between both feet being on the
accelerator, and both feet
on brake, throwing McDonald’s bag out the window:
TEXAS.

Four-wheel drive pick-up truck,
shotgun mounted in rear window,
beer cans on floor,
Prairie Dog tails attached to antenna:
WYOMING.

Two hands gripping wheel,
blue hair barely visible above windshield, driving 35 on the Interstate, in the left lane with the left blinker on:
FLORIDA.