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Becki Clifton's avatar

Love, love, love! As a CDL holder (former team truck driver), I find it ironic how much of this is taught in CDL school and in the company's safety programs. Wouldn't it be great if it could be taught to the new drivers as well? It would make us all safer on the roads and be great for the environment as well. Another point that resonated with me, is driving as little as possible. I live 20 minutes from town and when I was working remotely, I only went to town once a week, if that. I would sit at home watching neighbors leave home two or three times per day and continually ask myself, "Why? Where are the coming and going from? Am I just a weirdo/shut in/anti-social hermit because I never leave home?" Of course, the ironic thing here is that I grew up on this same farm and I remember being a teenager feeling isolated from the world because my daddy only went to town once/week too. I am my father's daughter after all.

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Pamela Herron's avatar

Yes, yes, yes to all of this. We drove a 2002 Honda Insight Hybrid for years and it taught us to hypermile and conserve fuel. We now have a Tesla but before buying it we installed solar panels. We now have a battery backup because, well, California and PG&E and wildfires. We don’t drive much and we’re conservative when we do but we’re happy our fuel is coming from the sun. And yes, the old Honda Insight is still working. We gave it to our daughter.

You began the article with that lovely photo of the horse and buggy which brings me to a pet peeve on the road. It seems drivers today just don’t understand that the less power you have, the greater your right of way. So many drivers roar around bicyclists and pedestrians with little concern for their safety. I would fear for any horse and buggy on California roads. Can’t we all just be a little kinder and more considerate?

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