http://forums.thinkarete.com/users/61/posts en-us 60 <p>It&#8217;s funny you bring this up. I&#8217;ve noticed a by-product of my attempt to get better mileage on the way to work in the morning has actually cut down on my tendency towards road-rage toward the other drivers.</p> <p>1. My focus is on my own driving &#8211; less agressively. <br />2. Since I&#8217;m driving a bit slower, people are less likely to be going slower than I am when they cut me off! I don&#8217;t have to slam on the breaks. <br />3. It&#8217;s also easier to maintain a safe distance between my front bumper and the cars ahead of me.<br />4. The result &#8211; increased my average gas mileage from 22 <span class="caps">MPG</span> to 25 <span class="caps">MPG</span> &#8211; a small victory, sure, but a good one. Better yet, I seem to arrive at work in much better spirits and ready to give cheerful attention to my job. <br />5. So by changing my driving habits (regardless of the reason) I&#8217;ve stumbled onto a solution to a more stressful problem I&#8217;ve lived with for a long, my reaction to others on the highway. Happy motoring!</p> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:10:44 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:54:650 tc http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/54