Speaking of traffic lights and stop signs, here is another data point:

- I have 11-13 traffic lights (depending on my route) and 3 stop signs
- My commute is 6 miles
- Temperature extremes are about 30 to 105 degrees, winter to summer
- I drive roughly the speed limit, sometimes 5 miles per hour above

My lifetime mpg is about 46, mostly city. In the winter, my commute mpg was 42-44; in the spring it is 46-48.

Regarding the 2006 HCH: it may be as sweet as you hear sometimes in these forums, or it may be not that much different from today's model. It's pretty much speculation at this point. There are not any hard facts yet, other than the Honda guy saying "more power and more mileage"; but me being a sceptic, I guess I'd expect him to say that. Maybe it will be everything we hope it will be, but maybe not, so I guess I would recommend thinking carefully before you decide to wait. But then, I'm exceptionally happy with my 2005, so I'm somewhat biased.