With the cost of gasolene climbing through the roof and up to the clouds, one might expect to find a little more leniency towards motorcycle traffic. But that has not been my experience. In Europe, Asia, and surely elsewhere, motorcycles squeeze in between automobiles on the streets and highways. More drivers opt to you motorcycles to quicken their own commutes. Yet, here in the south, if you squeeze between cars, you can expect, you can expect the drivers to close the space, open their doors, use their cell phones to call the police,, or some other friendly behavior... You will at least get flipped off...

It doesn't seem to matter that the motorcycles reduce automobile traffic, lessen total fuel usage, and contribute to the lowering of demand of fuel, and therefore lower the cost of fuel. The main concern seems to be the irritation of those in the cars that a motorcyle will pass.

Oh, well, go figure...