The story, set in 2010, pits a small element of the roadway righteous against the reckless, antisocial and inept majority. Drawing from his own experience as a driving instructor, the author makes it plain that bad driving (antisocial driving) is the norm, and that anyone attempting to set standards is mercilessly punished. So the righteous aim to topple the car culture. In the process, they throw society into a full-scale revolution. As in all revolutions, principle is carried to ruthless extremes.