CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — John Risher drove north on Route 29, a briefcase resting in the car’s back seat.
Through sunglasses, Risher, who is 106 years old, surveyed the highway, which sliced between trees of yellow, orange and red — and whose branches hung over the road, forming a tunnel of autumn colors.
A pickup truck was lumbering up ahead, and Risher was gaining on it. He downshifted a gear, revving his engine, and surged around the truck.
“The only time I pass someone is when they are really poking along,” Risher said to his nervous passenger.