Well, that's Stephen King for you. Some people really like that about him, and I'm one of them, and some just don't. I'm reading Christine right now and there's a chapter dedicated to the weather and describing things like the stop light. Could it have been cut and the story would have been fine? Sure, I guess. But it adds to the ambiance and feel of the story, and one of the things that keeps me reading his books is how he describes things, not just the plot of the story itself.