Well, it does not always have to be the car right away. Especially when it's already so late. At least here, in the old world, across the big pond, in Central Europe. The weather is not the best anyway and we can also get wet another time. Why then wander into the distance, when the good is so close?
A driving simulator on the home computer does it anyway and the danger of landing in the ditch is only virtual, maybe even intentional and certainly not as expensive as a car repair shop visit.