Does anyone else do this? I’m driving around by myself this week—Lisa has a houseful of friends in Boston for Kelley’s bridal shower—and this morning I found myself looking for a driving buddy. It goes like this:
- Find someone going approximately your speed (in my case, look for the person who’s considerately passing the other cars, traveling about eight miles over)
- Pass that person
- Pull back into the right lane at a reasonable rate of speed, to allow that person to pass if they choose
If it works out, you can travel keeping pace with the other driver for hundreds of miles this way. I think it only works with other solo drivers though. On long drives it’s one of my tricks to keep me from going nuts and talking to myself.