[jcwade]

I have noticed this phenomenon many time in the past but have much more time, due to the shutdown, to ponder the imponderables.

I was driving yesterday on the 405, doing about 5-10 mph over the posted.
In two separate instances, minivans went screaming by me.

Usually, when I notice, they are male drivers. So this begs the question, why do minivan drivers seem to drive so fast?

Could be that they are heading to the hospital with their pregnant wife in labor.

My pet theory is the male drivers are so ashamed of having to drive a minivan that they try to reclaim their man card by going faster than everyone else.