The first Rule of the Road: The journey isn`t from A to B but A to Z. Ouzo, dope & draft dodgers. A funny & quirky coming of age tale about seeking love, evading responsibility & coming to terms with adulthood. ` Hitching offers the opportunity to spend quality time with society`s fringe elements. The dashboard would be an immediate give away. Often blue, brown & yellow wire would sprout from where the radio should have been. Or there would be no ignition key & an ingenious & lethal improvised wiring system would be used to spark up the engine. Several times I wasn`t entirely sure whether the driver had permission to use the vehicle. Or indeed, even knew the owner.` They wasted a summer, & enjoyed every moment of it. Rule of the Road number 9: Don`t get arrested for looking like a freak. Mike Manson is also the author of ` Where`s My Money?` (Tangent Books)