Has your hybrid turned you into a hypermiling fanatic?

I can't help it. I can't stop myself anymore. I'm an addict. I must hypermile.

Whenever I drive some place I've been before, I have to figure out how to get there on less gas. I have to. Is there a shorter route? Where are the hills? Are the street lights on a timer? I plot my course like a submarine commander heading into some crazy underwater canyon.

On residential side streets I often coast along like a gang banger looking for somebody from a different crew. Except I'm silent. Gliding through the hood almost unnoticed, and leaving little trail of pollution behind me. I'm the perfect criminal, only I'm not committing any crime.

Don't get me wrong, however, I don't just go 25 mph in a 35 mph zone and expect everyone to pass me so I can maximize EV mode. In free flowing traffic I always drive above the speed limit, but my typical commutes are rarely free-flowing. In my neck of the urban jungle, anything less than congestion is a danger sign.

So, I cruissssssssse into every stop light, stop sign etc. I'll even go a few blocks out of my way - mostly in EV mode - just to avoid a gas hogging hill, or to go down a battery charging hill - anything to increase my fuel efficiency.

Has your hybrid turned you into a hypermiling fanatic?