"If he took a bottle of beer with his luncheon, he forgot to remind himself that beer makes drivers sleepy, that most inexplicable driving accidents must have been caused by a driver falling asleep, the even Mrs. Roosevelt dozed off one day and hit a car . He found that he would forget these dreary thoughts until after the beer had quelled the pepper sauce on those sandwiches. Bowling along the open road, he discovered, brought out the gypsy, or something, in him. He found great beauties by the wayside, but he didn't have to stop. Driving the entrancing mountain road from Johnson City to Asheville, he failed to miss grabs at his arm, shouts of "Oh look" and similar phenomena as a hairpin turn brought another breath-taking panorama into view." (cite)

Of course, most men could not drop everything and head for the road, particularly if they had a family. This 1950 New York Times article offers a safe solution to fulfilling the family man's desire for adventure, a solo car trip. Once on the road, the man in this article finds joy in being able to order beers with lunch and sleep in any motel without the complaints of his wife and children. He rediscovers the "gyspy" in himself and takes delight in cruising by parks and museums that would have been mandat ory with wife and children along. Being alone on the road allows him to return to a bachelor lifestyle where he can smoke cigarettes, sleep where he wants, and make decisions without consulting the family. In the end however, this is only a temporary stay away from home, and although he does not pine for its comforts, that is where the man in this article will return.