Yep, sometimes I'll not get involved in a discussion precisely because I have an opinion that most will not agree with. I don't mind opinions to the contrary one bit, I can opinionate either way.
Of course I agree with you wholeheartedly about driving around the countryside getting on peoples nerves, but as with most things I'm in two minds about it, schizophrenia seems to be a way of life for me, I can see both points of view in everything, and I mean everything, and I always come down on the underdogs side, whether I share their opinion or not, especially as there not here to defend themselves. all I want is a bit of tolerance and understanding, that doesn't mean they can trash our heritage, everything in its place .
And I certainly do agree that theres too many cars on the road, and its good to go somewhere that cars can't go. Pollution free would be fantastic, I would certainly buy one if they were in my price range, but as everyone knows we are purposely being kept in the oil dependency stage of life.

I was being a bit apocryphal about driving up a mountain, a bit tongue in cheek maybe, but would we walk up somewhere when theres a perfectly good road, I cant think of any examples except Monte Toro on Menorca. I have to walk every day as my work demands it, so I hope you can understand why I sometimes find it a bit galling to have to walk on my day off as well, galling but no imposition, people at work reckon I'm mad to go climb a mountain on my day off, whilst the most they do is a bit of gardening. But I also reckon its a bit mad. But isn't driving a hundred miles to see a stone in a field a bit mad. People think trainspotters are sad and mad but I guess they can rationalise it perfectly as well.