Long drives with loud music can give us a chance to focus on something outside of our usual thoughts and worries.

Many people find that driving can help to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression and can even serve as a form of meditation. Therapeutic driving quotes can help us remember some things that are more important than our problems.

We've selected what we believe to be the most therapeutic collection of driving quotes to get your wheels turning in the right direction in the new year:

 

13 DRIVING QUOTES TO GET YOU GOING

“Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.” – Elwyn White

“All you need is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.” – Unknown

“If you don’t swear while driving then you are not paying attention to the road at all.” – Unknown

“Good cars get you from point A to point B. Great cars… Well, they just get you in to trouble.” – Unknown

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”― Lewis Carroll

“Leave sooner, drive slower, live longer.” – Unknown

“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” – Erol Ozan

“Still, round the corner there may wait a new road or a secret gate.” – John Tolkien 

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” – Douglas Adams

“I just go with the flow; I follow the yellow brick road. I don’t know where it’s going to lead me, but I follow it.” – Grace Jones

“Any bad day can be fixed by driving a country road with the radio up and the windows down.” – Unknown

“There is nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” – Jack Kerouac

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Emerson

 

10 FUNNY DRIVING QUOTES THAT WILL MOVE ANYONE TO LAUGHTER

It’s been said that laughter is the best medicine. Here are 10 of our favourite funny driving quotes to get you in the right mood, no matter where you are going:

“You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said ‘Parking Fine’.” – Tommy Cooper

“Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?” – Robin Williams

“I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.” – Steven Wright

“Men can read maps better than women ‘cause only the male mind could conceive of one inch equalling a hundred miles.” – Roseanne Barr

“Never have more children than you have car windows.” – Erma Bombeck

“When a man opens a car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife.” – Prince Philip

“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” – George Carlin

“Adults on board, we want to live too.” – Unknown

“Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.” – Unknown

“Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.” – Mac McCleary