First Fridays early winter quandary

[Instaurare omnia]

The First Friday liturgy is generally scheduled in the evenings. In my time zone now, it's night already at 5PM. The choice is: Drive a moderate distance through winding backcountry to my usual TLM-only and brave the risk of ice and deer (there's new roadkill daily every few miles) or make an hours' long daylight trip back to the warmer and brightly lit no-roadkill big city and easily find a diocesan TLM; stay over for the daybreak First Saturday too. If the latter, that would be the plan for several more months.
I figure I prefer the dark & winding ice & roadkill route with my usual TLM-only, even if reasonably necessary prudence might interfere with attaining those consecutive nine months. (There's white-knuckled intercessory prayer, but there's also foolish presumption.) Or wait till springtime. Or am I being a liturgical snob about it?

[Elizabeth]

St. Raphael will take care of you; go carefully to your regular Mass.  Ask St. Hubertus to keep the deer out of the way. 
xxxooo

[Stubborn]

My mom and us kids would say this prayer as we pulled out of the driveway. It's really a very beautiful prayer... some 6 decades later and I still say it as I pull out of the driveway. Many close calls with deer and whatever, but suffice to say, it works. 

Grant me, O Lord, a steady hand and watchful eye, that no one shall be hurt as I pass by.
Thou gavest life, I pray no act of mine may take away or mar that gift of Thine.
Shelter those dear Lord who bear my company, from the evils of fire and all calamity.
Teach me, to use my car for others need, nor miss through love of undue speed
The beauty of the world that thus I may with joy and courtesy go on my way.
St. Christopher, holy patron of travelers, protect me and lead me safely to my destiny. Amen.

[Greg]

Just drive more slowly.  You will be fine.

[dymphnaw]

If your boss called you to come in for an emergency night shift would you refuse?

[Instaurare omnia]

If your boss called you to come in for an emergency night shift would you refuse?

Long ago in my late 20s when NYC was a far more dangerous place even than it is now, I took the subway five times a week to arrive at a midnight-shift job supervising a 180-family homeless shelter. I didn't refuse that job, and I didn't refuse that shift. Some of the people who reported to me were the sort to be watched even more carefully than the ones living in the shelter. My guardian angel was busy back then (and continues to be, with my gratitude).

My question was about prudence. I have faith that prayer will save my own skin, if that's what God wills. It might not save my car, though, and I live in an area where, if one has no car, one is pretty much stranded even if willing to walk an hour to the nearest source of anything. Beyond that, there are others who depend on me to drive them regularly to doctors' appointments, etc., so it's not only about me. I get the metaphor, but it doesn't apply. Thanks, the same.

As for this past First Friday, based on everyone's assurances and encouragement, I decided to get ready and get going when a howling windstorm kicked up just before sunset. Should I have marched out the door and risked blowdowns too? (No shortage of those either along these roads, and 40 mph gusts can easily deflect a car just enough to cause an accident.) Seems pride plays into that as well. From what I've read as a trad newbie, there's theological precedent for deferring spiritual goods as a means of penitence and reparation too. Perhaps I'm wrong in that understanding, and if so, I welcome well-meaning and informed correction. I'll be doing my First Fridays at a full-time TLM elsewhere, the travel to which will not entail being overly presumptuous of the good Lord's beneficence.

[Greg]

I have driven around America and Russia in absolutely atrocious winter conditions, - 30C, night driving blizzard conditions.  I always found that just keeping the speed down, driving by paying attention and never driving when tired were the way to massively reduce the risk.  Saw a lot of accidents, never had one in winter.

I fell asleep at the wheel in Australia but that was summertime.  Never fallen asleep since.  Very careful driver now.

[Melkor]

I drive a little Honda Civic in winter with no problem; just go slow and make sure you always say your prayer for the road. It's all about knowing your vehicle and it's limits.