I hardly ever drive anymore, and should probably get rid of the car. I'm driving about 1-2 times a month; which means that I pay $40-$80 per car trip just for insurance...

Anyway, I was driving on the freeway with my girlfriend last weekend, and I have to admit it kind of alarmed me: all the rapid lane changes at very high speeds, very little space between those fast-moving cars, and the sudden appearance of brake lights every few seconds left me with the distinct impression that we've managed to build machines that we don't quite know how to control. It also occurred to me that we try to regulate the wrong things in this country. Many in our society don't want to let you marry if you're gay, and if you hold a US passport and try to travel to Cuba you may be punished. However, if you're an idiot and have enough money to buy an SUV, you can careen dangerously through our cities at high speeds to your heart's content; additionally, you are totally free to purchase fuel supplied to you by dictators who have no qualms about murdering thousands of their own citizens, or giving your gas money to terrorists who want to murder as many westerners as they can.