Midas awards dumbass for driving 372 miles round trip everyday. Said winner Dave Givens:
"I have a great job and my family loves the ranch where we live," he said in explaining why he makes the commute. "So this is the only solution."
Here's where it gets good:
"We were impressed with the [nearly 3,000] responses," said [Rick] Dow [senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Midas.] "Apparently, there are a lot of Americans putting a lot of miles on their cars to get to the office each day. Consequently, it's more important than ever that commuters properly maintain their vehicles."
No word on the impact to the envrionment by each of the 3,000 contest entrants. Dave, I suggest you rent The End of Suburbia. Not that it's all true, but it does provide some interesting viewpoints on where we're headed.