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I've found it much more relaxing to just drive the speed limit, keep to the right as much as possible and to be a courteous driver in general. I let the traffi

I've found it much more relaxing to just drive the speed limit, keep to the right as much as possible and to be a courteous driver in general. I let the traffic flow around me, instead of trying to keep up with everyone. When I'm driving, I relax and try not to stress about getting to my destination as quickly as possible. YMMV of course, as I'm in Europe and driving habits do differ a lot. I think inattentiveness and impatience are the biggest killers in traffic. I don't really care if people are going 10 over, as long as they're not harassing other people.

u801e 9y ago
> I've found it much more relaxing to just drive the speed limit, keep to the right as much as possible and to be a courteous driver in general. On surface streets (streets within city limits where the speed limit ranges from 15 mph to 40 mph), I have the same experience, but on highways/motorways, I don't find it relaxing at all because everyone is passing me at relatively high speed differentials.
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  In other words, you feel a sort of peer pressure to speed, in order to match speed with those people?
  - u801e 9y ago
    Is it really speeding if one is going the speed of traffic? Traffic speed is largely determined by the design speed of the roadway, not the posted speed limit. Also, going substantially above or below the speed of traffic puts one at an increased risk [1] of being involved in a collision. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve
int_19h 9y ago
Hereabouts, if you drive in the right lane, you'll be stuck behind someone going 5-10 mph slower than the posted limit. (For what it's worth, it can also happen in the leftmost lane, just not quite as often.)
- tehlike 9y ago
  This is sometimes caused by older people because reflexes detoriate over time. Right lane also has significant amount of merge/exits which also causes slowdown.
- KozmoNau7 9y ago
  And then you overtake those people, when an appropriate gap appears. Or you exercise patience and wait.
  - int_19h 9y ago
    Or you could just move one lane to the left...

u801e 9y ago

> I've found it much more relaxing to just drive the speed limit, keep to the right as much as possible and to be a courteous driver in general. On surface streets (streets within city limits where the speed limit ranges from 15 mph to 40 mph), I have the same experience, but on highways/motorways, I don't find it relaxing at all because everyone is passing me at relatively high speed differentials.

KozmoNau7 9y ago
In other words, you feel a sort of peer pressure to speed, in order to match speed with those people?
- u801e 9y ago
  Is it really speeding if one is going the speed of traffic? Traffic speed is largely determined by the design speed of the roadway, not the posted speed limit. Also, going substantially above or below the speed of traffic puts one at an increased risk [1] of being involved in a collision. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve

int_19h 9y ago

Hereabouts, if you drive in the right lane, you'll be stuck behind someone going 5-10 mph slower than the posted limit. (For what it's worth, it can also happen in the leftmost lane, just not quite as often.)

tehlike 9y ago
This is sometimes caused by older people because reflexes detoriate over time. Right lane also has significant amount of merge/exits which also causes slowdown.
KozmoNau7 9y ago
And then you overtake those people, when an appropriate gap appears. Or you exercise patience and wait.
- int_19h 9y ago
  Or you could just move one lane to the left...