Really good books on tape.  You get engrossed, you have no desire to move
fast because when you get where you're going you'll have to get out of the
van and you won't get to keep listening.

They're really good for traffic jams, too.

At one point I was driving to work in traffic, and I was listening to
Garrison Keillor read one of his books about Lake Wobegone.  You have to
like Garrison Keillor, of course, but he was just so mellow that I really
enjoyed the daily traffic jam on the 14th St. Bridge into D.C.!

But I don't think it's actually a problem.  Stick in the right lane, drive
at the speed limit, and enjoy yourself.  If people pass you, they pass you.
If you're on a two-lane road and traffic is backing up behind you, you might
think about finding a spot to shift right so they can pass, but otherwise it
really is not a problem.  I've just driven way too many miles in the past
two weeks, from DC to Chapel Hill to Savannah and now to Norfolk, and no one
seemed bothered by my speed (or lack thereof).  I stayed right, and they
passed me.  No big deal.  So don't worry about it.

Joy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Malcolm Stebbins
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 8:28 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: I get no respect
>
>
> I've been lurking on this thread and I'm a bit
> worried.  This comming July, I plan on visiting the
> Major US cities on the east coast:  DC, NY, Boston,
> Phili etc.  I know they drive FAST, and I know that I
> drive slowly.
>
> Any tips, other than valium?   malcolm
>
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