Yes, I'm sorry for not being clear. I did mean in my own personal experience.
My commute is 90 miles a day: 20 miles of rural country roads, 20 miles of freeway and 5 miles of very heavy city traffic. I head into the city as everyone is fleeing out so my freeway traffic isn't usually too heavy, and I get off and head home at 2:00AM.
With this situation I have a good opportunity for getting great economy.
My wife drives it with little thought of economy......and she gets around 50MPG.
She mainly drives on rural country side roads.
I HATE those sensor lights.
One on my comute used to change just as I drove up.
That was TOO good as now they have a 4 minute delay but it all turned out for the better. The extra delay prompted me to find a better way, which was just around the corner!
It sounds like you are doing great given your own situation, also remember the extra passengers also require more fuel.
I think for lakedude, since he is able to get ~30MPG from his Corvette then perhaps he is also in a more favorable driving situation, which the HCH excells in.