Up until now about the only time I had any major highway driving was the occasional trip to see family in other cities a few times a year. Commuting to DeKalb three times a week is giving me about 270 miles of highway time weekly now, and I am becoming more aware of how clueless too many drivers are.

The absolute worst ones are the drivers that just cruise along in the far left passing lane but are not passing anyone, blissfully unaware that a convey of a dozen vehicles behind them all just had to bleed off 20 MPH of speed because of them. Then, one by one, this moron forces all the cars behind him to pass them on the right. It's like no one ever told them about passing lanes and cruising lanes.

The second worst are the overly aggressive white knuckle drivers. They are constantly switching lanes, tailgating anyone that they can't immediately get around, and when they have a clear shot are the one's cannonballing over 80 and 90 MPH. These guys are not as bad to deal with most of the time because if you just stay out of the passing lane when you are not passing they won't bother you. There is also a benefit to these guys because they are the ones that clear the speed traps for the rest of us. I gladly let them pass me because they are the ones that will get targeted for a speeding ticket first.

My typical highway cruising speed is about 75 MPH.