Tarkovsky was wrong...
If the driving scene was made like that so the "unintelligent" viewers can leave before anything interesting happens isn't that simply illogical?
If it's made for the sole purpose of being boring can a person really be blame for thinking it's boring and lose interest?
The scene just did what it was made to do, boring the hell out of people.
I'm sorry, but a person thinging the scene is boring is not unintelligent, if that's the scene's design.
Some people like to say that those who found it boring should go watch a movie with explosions.
Here's the thing, 7 second driving scene and explsion scene are not boring.
20 minute driving scene and a 20 minute explosion scene are equally boring.