Like Tamid, I grew up doing that. In Winnipeg we called it bumper hitching. Loads of fun because of course, the adult driving the car would have a fit if he caught you.
You also used to have to have the right footwear for it to work best. I typically wore classic winter moccasins....a soft unlined leather moccasin outer boot (lace up) with a thick felt bootie or liner that fit inside. Same style footwear I used when I was doing a lot of snowshoeing. Back when you attached your foot to the snowshoe using lamp-wick, not some newfangled dang harness.
Things are not necessarily better now. Bumper hitching on a good day for it was the highlight of the winter. Fun, danger and threat of angry adults all rolled up into one! What could be better for a 10 year old.
Last edited by canvasback; 01/17/18 03:24 PM.
