Which usually cause nothing but frustration to cars around you, such as anybody stuck behind 4 prius's running abreast on the freeway at 54 mph.
Nope, Nyet, I'm still not biting!
That particular issue is one for you Stateside boys to get steamed up about, but being a driver and person who is easily frustrated, I try to make sure my 'sensible' driving doesn't bug anyone else. Luckily, this is not difficult to achieve:
On the uncongested motorway/three-lane freeway in Scotland, most people can and do pass at will. The inner lane is mostly occupied by road freight which are limited to 60 mph (practically 56 mph) in the U.K. anyway. This is potentially good news for the hypermiler as you can get in the dead air behind an articulated truck.
On the normal highway, the 'fourteen apoplectic people stuck behind you speed' is more like 43 mph and that's in fact what it was on the first 50 miles of our outward journey.
On rural roads, average speeds on the twisty roads barely get above 35 mph, so trust me, if you can average 60 mph in Britain these days, you deserve a medal, even though most senior citizens seem to regard this as unforgiveably reckless.
It is fascinating to moderate your driving and see the results, actually. Especially for someone like me who normally likes to push on and gets wound up easily. You start viewing lines of slower traffic as chances to save even more fuel, rather than fourteen people I would like to mow down with a machine gun.
For the record, I detest Priuses and their owners.
Off topic but always a good one for rants!
Doug
