Ah, Ted, I've always thought of you as motorcyclist touring Canada and Darne aficionado, not as speedster on the roads. Not to pick on you because speed is part of my life in aircraft, bush flying and aerobatics with a responsible instinct for safety, but I've never understood Americans' love for cars.

What is it---competition, shaving a second, technology, the noise, adrenaline rush from watching, or what? Unlike Canada, UK and Europe, US can't make a decent movie or television series without boring (to me) car chases. US traffic fatalities are way ahead of the above in all categories. Elucidate, please.