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> All the time, but it's not annoying because I don't care about being in front of everyone - I have left for my destination with ample time to make my appointm
by dastbe 8y ago
> All the time, but it's not annoying because I don't care about being in front of everyone - I have left for my destination with ample time to make my appointment. I'm on the road to reach a destination, not to win the race. I don't care if people cut in front of me, because I have chosen not to and give them the safe room to do so.
> Driving aggressively is stressful, you [not specifically you] are fighting with everyone else on the road. You're going to risk your health in order to be directly ahead of me at a red traffic light two minutes later? I'll just pull to the right and give you room to pull in front of me. I try my best to get out of the way of aggressive driving; the further those drivers are away from me, the better.
the problem here is that you are (socially) forcing more cars to overtake in what sounds like nonstandard manners (from "I'll just pull to the right and give you room to pull in front of me" I can't tell if you're moving out of the left lane or pulling into the shoulder). by driving slower than other cars, you're impeding the ability for traffic to flow evenly which results in more frustration and more lane changes. both of these increase the likelihood of accidents occurring as they lead to more dangerous maneuvers occurring more frequently and with more emotion.
or rather, do you not see how your slow driving could be the cause of their aggressiveness? which doesn't really fit the adjective "courteous".
- zamalek 8y ago> in what sounds like nonstandard manners Not moving into the shoulder, that's illegal and dangerous. Once I've overtaken traffic that is _actually_ slow, I move to the right lane. There is nothing nonstandard about letting traffic pass me on the left when multiple lanes are available. Because I am not tailgating, they have ample room to safely move in front of me (5 seconds at highway speeds is a very large distance). > both of these increase the likelihood of accidents occurring Speeding and tailgating is a process that occurs all the way to a destination - it is a consistent threat. Lane switching doesn't need to occur frequently and can be done well in advance when it is generously safe to do so - it is a momentary threat. > by driving slower than other cars, you're impeding the ability for traffic to flow evenly By tailgating or anything between safe following distance, you are not giving adequate room for people to merge into traffic. Traffic that is entering is forced to come to a near-stop because they can't find an opening, slowing down or stopping traffic behind them when they do eventually enter the highway. Everyone traveling at an agreed speed, with ample room for traffic to enter and leave is traffic flowing evenly. > slow driving Driving at the speed limit is not slow. > which doesn't really fit the adjective "courteous" You have _moved_ that word completely out of the context that it was used in. "Courteous" is letting people in (which aids traffic flow, especially in gridlock).
- EpicEng 8y ago>Driving at the speed limit is not slow. Yes it is, as evidenced by the fact that the vast majority goes ~5mph over and are constantly overtaking you.
- zamalek 8y agoIt's amazing how in driving that selfish and dangerous behavior is the zeitgeist. I agree to disagree. If you may, try my style for no more than a week. See what it does for your mood. Be friendly on the road, stick to the law - if going slightly over is your line stick to that line. Just try to be safe and nice.
- EpicEng 8y agoI don't understand why you conflate keeping speed with being aggressive. I can drive perfectly safely at 50mph just as I can at 45, with the added benefit of not creating a bottleneck.