Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side of course. Unfortunately they do it so slowly.

I saw this turtle right in the middle of the road. I waited for it to move but it stayed right there. I encouraged it to move but it had other ideas. I grabbed the turtle and tried to lift it but it fought my efforts. The turtle still has quite a bit of leverage within that shell even when picked up off the ground. The shell is slippery and left a musty smell on my hands. I didn't want it to slip from twisting while in my grasp and then have it clamp down on my hands.