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I follow them all the time. You are certainly capable of doing so, but you choose to endanger everyone else

• wyager 10y ago
  Actually, the data suggests that humans naturally choose safe speeds without posted limits, and usually higher than what posted limits would have been. http://archive.etsc.eu/documents/copy_of_Speed%20Fact%20Sheet%201.pdf http://archive.etsc.eu/documents/copy_of_Speed%20Fact%20Shee... Everyone I've met who drives under the speed limit is a bad driver who doesn't understand traffic dynamics enough to understand when going faster is more expedient and matches traffic patterns. By going too slow, you actually cause a hazard by forcing people to pass you.
  • llukas 10y ago
    This study is about highways only - doesn't involve city streets with pedestrians involved. By going too fast you'd kill somebody especially in dense European cities.
    • wyager 10y ago
      Most city streets are at or below 35mph, where the +10mph heuristic does not apply.