Strollin' Johnny, you obviously don't understand us! *G* A car trip, with all its segues to Aunt Matilda and college friends and Cousin Rupert and stops at National Parks and the far reaches to states one has never been in before, in this country cannot be replicated by air or train or bus.

Besides which, there is a tradition of car travel in this country that many people thoroughly enjoy. Even just the mechanics of driving is enjoyable. When I lived in Oregon I criss crossed the state repeatedly, routinely putting on 2000 miles a month.

As to 'crawling' along, where many people go it is untrammelled- we head for the open spaces. Only in heavily populated areas is speed seriously impacted by traffic. Don't judge the experience by those.

And what do you mean by denigrating "60mph"? On the interstate highways, posted speeds are higher but on most state highways and definitely on country roads, the posted limit is 55mph and there are times you don't want to go even that fast.