There are distinct advantages to being old. To having lived through the invention and development of the automobile. To being stronger and faster than a human being is capable of being. There are definite perks to the improved reflexes, the experience with driving, and, of course, the money to afford the right car.

In this case, these advantages were put heavily into play as Marian sped down 494 at almost double the 60 miles per hour speed limit, cutting back and forth between ...