I moved to the city so I don't have to drive every day. The only way for me to not daydream while driving was to drive fast enough for it to be dangerous.
One of my friend, often a my passenger, admitted he felt safer when I was driving fast and when I was a low speed he would "copilot" for me.
When they are out on the sidewalk isn't it because the are trying to get out of the grass because it's too damp and they'll drown in it?