Many of the problems on the road are ultimately behavior, and a lot of that is so many of us see driving as more than going from Point A to Point B. Too many drive competitely to be "top dog" - but aren't we supposed to be civilzed humans? - I wonder about that at times. There is also some that get carried away with the bling-bling...that often gets into excessive size and gas guzzeling. Again, I see people on the highways acting a lot like wild animals - seriously (dominance, posturing, bravado...)

I've gone thru stages. I let the racers get to me, then I had a time of taking pictures of poseurs obviously too full of themselves.

Today I try to put distance with the crazier drivers when I can. I avoid rush hour and Saturday evenings when possible, avoid the left side of the highway. Some still get on my nerves, probably always will.

I will likely speak in July on hybrids and fuel economy in my town. Like some members at a forum I currently help moderate, some of them are SUV and truck drivers. At least they are interested in starting to address fuel economy - eventually they may get a trimmer vehicle in the future (and if many were candid, it would be painless). For instance, I got a lift at the Live Green Expo in Plano, Texas from a Prius driver. She found out it was still roomy enough, even though she had a Lincoln Town Car.

61.5mpg lifetime - 82mpg in recent months

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"fanatic" is what the lazy call the dedicated