Why didn't he just drive around the town out in the desert?
Great movie. I really enjoy it every time I see it. But one thing that has always bugged me somewhat is crash at the end.
I've found several threads on here about the crash, but it seems none of them real address why Kowalski didn't just go out into the desert a good ways (it's a big desert, he could easily have gotten well out of view traveling 90 degrees from the main road) then turn westerly, and keep going until he was way past where the town was, then head towards the road again (or any other road that may have come up later ahead.)
When I compare this to a film like Gone in 60 Seconds (1974), Maindrian had to contend with dense city streets and had the luck of an unrelated auto accident at an intersection and the car-wash that finally allowed him to formulate an escape. But here there were no natural barriers that I remember being out there, just vast, open desert land, so from what I can tell he could have kept going out there and easily had been on his way.
I mean it didn't seem he really want to give up through out the picture, with his goal being to get to San Francisco which he was rather adamant about.
So what might I be missing here, other than some spiritual thing that I've seen discussed before (which often seems to be in conflict with his goal of reaching S.F. in California) ?
Thanks for any insight and hope the holidays have been pleasant and warm for everyone.