I have nothing against gas/electric hybrid cars, really (in fact, I'd love to have one myself). But still, I'm afraid one of these days I will be killed by one.

You see, I am a primarily auditory person, which means I do some things rather differently than the predominantly visual majority. One such thing is crossing the street... I often forget to look both ways, because I just listen to hear if the cars are coming.

But hybrid cars, when they're driving in-town on the electric motors, are quiet. Not much louder than a bicycle. So several times on my walk to and from work I have stepped into the street only to be surprised by a hybrid vehicle zooming past me.

I'm such a bad example for the children.