14Mar/090
Rules of the road
I decided to rent a car for a drive up to :gps:Palo Alto::37.431764::-122.149040:gps:, since my car's badly in need of an oil change, and it was only $50 for the weekend. For my trouble, I got a Mazda 3 for three days, which is a definite upgrade from my car.
Mainly, I've been surprised at how clearly my (approximate) observance of the speed limit has been a function of my car's underwhelming engine, and not any particular virtue of my own.
The rental has no cruise control, and I was forever being astonished by seeing the speedometer pegged firmly to triple digits whenever I chanced a look at the dials.
I'm thinking that a fast car would be a bad buy for me.