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A game I used to play back in the day when I had to drive on the interstates was to maintain sufficient distance to the car in front of me so that anyone could
by eternalban 10y ago
A game I used to play back in the day when I had to drive on the interstates was to maintain sufficient distance to the car in front of me so that anyone could trivially make lane changes, etc. The amazing side effect was that typically the cars behind me would start doing the same thing. It was mildly pleasurable.
- sosuke 10y agoI've entertained the idea on multiple occasions that there might be a way to introduce good actors which use traffic calming driving techniques onto the road with the purpose of helping to regulate the flow of traffic. This assumes that there is a way to influence traffic on a large scale by way of a few good drivers.
- chadgeidel 10y agoI've adopted this strategy as well. Anecdotal, but traffic seems "calmer" around me. Maybe that's just because I'm calmer. It also has a nice side effect of not "participating" in stop-and-go traffic and I don't have to clutch/shift as much in my manual transmission. Full disclosure - generally I like to drive fast. I have a sporty car and do several track days per year. I just leave the fast driving to the track (and the mountains in certain cases).