Men seem to pine after the idea of finding someone to love on the road while women seem headstrong on making it happen.

FORBES: Can You Make A Relationship A Reality On The Road?

Yet when I sit down with most any location independent peer to discuss love and loss on the road, the story is often the same.

FORBES: Can You Make A Relationship A Reality On The Road?

As the inventor of the breathalyser, a name that went into the dictionary, Mr Borkenstein was in much demand as a speaker in a country in love with the car but appalled by the carnage on the road.

ECONOMIST: Robert Borkenstein

At the end of the day collision-related texting is no more comic than a drunk behind the wheel on a dark road late at night, when someone you love is about to cross his path.

FORBES: Connect

Getting Seneca to expound on road rage, or Schopenhauer (another in the series) to advise on your love life, are no small accomplishments.

ECONOMIST: Pacifier philosophy