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Frank has a very good observation on the ratio of trucks to cars on the roads. I just completed a 5000 mile road trip from Ca to Indiana and return in 8 days. During that time I had plenty of chance to see what America is driving. Almost never saw a Prius outside of a major city. Did see one on an auto hauler in the middle of Wyoming. Many times all that was in view outside of major cities was big OTR trucks and standard size pickups. More interesting was the increasing number of big OTR trucks with aerodynamic tractors. The amount of trailers with aero skirts underneath was about 50 percent.
In all cases, no matter where we were, the use of cell phones while driving was alive and well. Signs in all states claimed it was against the law to drive and use a cell phone, but we live in a society where risk taking seems to be acceptable at 75 or 80 MPH.
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