My family's idea of a good vacation is taking a road trip and going camping. In the last couple of months we haven't been on any extended road trips, but we have had several long drives together. We all pile into our minivan and head off. Often there is some squabbling over who sits where, but it's pretty much guaranteed that my dad drives. After too many times of someone offering him driving advice, he started to joke that we should just drive by consensus. "So, everyone, should we pass this car? How about making this right turn? Do we all agree that we should drive faster?" As my mom points out, it's only funny if you've grown up in communal housing where everything is decided by consensus (but if you have grown up in communal housing, it's hilarious.)
I recently took the defensive driving course at Hampshire in order to be certified to drive the 12-seat college vehicles. It was a two hour course taught on Sunday night, a little like a mini driver's education class focused on the specific challenges of driving large vehicles. We watched a movie, discussed what we learned, and then we had to take a test to show that we knew the material. Being Hampshire, we took the test by consensus.
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