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The scariest thing I noticed was the 166mph (15 year old) Porsche was apparently in heavy traffic?! Also a bit concerned that lists like this gaining publicity

The scariest thing I noticed was the 166mph (15 year old) Porsche was apparently in heavy traffic?! Also a bit concerned that lists like this gaining publicity may cause the problem to get worse. Some may see last year's "high score" as a challenge to top.

dsfyu404ed 8y ago
Yeah. That's what bothers me. I have no problem with people going stupid fast on almost empty highways but traffic where you're passing people regularly is very dangerous because you never know whether or not someone is going to be an inconsiderate jerk and move left at the last minute. At that speed you probably can't drop speed fast enough to not rear end them and most people don't do a good enough job checking their mirrors (lol, if they check them) to see that you're actually coming up fast. That said, finding the space to get up to that speed in heavy traffic is somewhat of an achievement in itself.
- saalweachter 8y ago
  If by "be an inconsiderate jerk" you mean "move left to make a left turn or pass someone going below the speed limit, having misjudged the speed of someone in their rearview mirror going twice what a speeding car normally does".
  - dsfyu404ed 8y ago
    People always seem to move left at the last minute with little to no warning (blinker on when you begin moving does not count as "warning". Like if you are in the left and there is a big gap in front of you a car in the right will wait until the end of that gap to move left. That is being an inconsiderate jerk. A lot of times you can predict when someone will do this but sometimes it is not expected (which is the primary reason it is highly unwise to be passing people going 20+ faster than them).
    - saalweachter 8y ago
      Eh, there are two jerks in that situation, usually, and either could be considerate of inconsiderate. You've got three drivers, A, doing whatever, we'll assume speed limit +0. Then you've got B, doing speed limit +5 and closing the gap between him and A in the right lane. And finally you've got C, doing speed limit +10 in the left lane, coming up behind B. B could be considerate in that they are assuming that C, being the sort of crazy speed limit who drives faster than themselves, would prefer the chance to accelerate to +15 or +20 and pass both A&B before the A/B pass is executed, but C isn't going to do that because they're happy doing +10 and not a penny over. Or they could be the inconsiderate jerk who isn't paying attention to C at all. C could be considerate in that they assume B wants to be going faster than +5 and are giving them an opportunity to pass A and go at least +10, but B is happy going +5 and doesn't want to go a penny over. Or they could be an inconsiderate jerk who just wants to drive +10 in the left lane and thinks everyone should get out of their way. The end result is that B ends up pissed off that that asshole C refused to pass him and then tailgates him for the next 30 seconds until the pass is complete, while C ends up pissed off that the asshole B waited until the last second to pass and then did so extremely slow. A stays blissfully happy so long as neither B not C hit him, and B doesn't merge back too aggressively while completing the pass, forcing him to decelerate, or C attempts to pass B on the right because B is taking to long to merge, again forcing A to decelerate to maintain proper following distance. In any case, both B&C are jerks for exceeding the speed limit and then acting entitled about it.

dsfyu404ed 8y ago

Yeah. That's what bothers me. I have no problem with people going stupid fast on almost empty highways but traffic where you're passing people regularly is very dangerous because you never know whether or not someone is going to be an inconsiderate jerk and move left at the last minute. At that speed you probably can't drop speed fast enough to not rear end them and most people don't do a good enough job checking their mirrors (lol, if they check them) to see that you're actually coming up fast. That said, finding the space to get up to that speed in heavy traffic is somewhat of an achievement in itself.

saalweachter 8y ago
If by "be an inconsiderate jerk" you mean "move left to make a left turn or pass someone going below the speed limit, having misjudged the speed of someone in their rearview mirror going twice what a speeding car normally does".
- dsfyu404ed 8y ago
  People always seem to move left at the last minute with little to no warning (blinker on when you begin moving does not count as "warning". Like if you are in the left and there is a big gap in front of you a car in the right will wait until the end of that gap to move left. That is being an inconsiderate jerk. A lot of times you can predict when someone will do this but sometimes it is not expected (which is the primary reason it is highly unwise to be passing people going 20+ faster than them).
  - saalweachter 8y ago
    Eh, there are two jerks in that situation, usually, and either could be considerate of inconsiderate. You've got three drivers, A, doing whatever, we'll assume speed limit +0. Then you've got B, doing speed limit +5 and closing the gap between him and A in the right lane. And finally you've got C, doing speed limit +10 in the left lane, coming up behind B. B could be considerate in that they are assuming that C, being the sort of crazy speed limit who drives faster than themselves, would prefer the chance to accelerate to +15 or +20 and pass both A&B before the A/B pass is executed, but C isn't going to do that because they're happy doing +10 and not a penny over. Or they could be the inconsiderate jerk who isn't paying attention to C at all. C could be considerate in that they assume B wants to be going faster than +5 and are giving them an opportunity to pass A and go at least +10, but B is happy going +5 and doesn't want to go a penny over. Or they could be an inconsiderate jerk who just wants to drive +10 in the left lane and thinks everyone should get out of their way. The end result is that B ends up pissed off that that asshole C refused to pass him and then tailgates him for the next 30 seconds until the pass is complete, while C ends up pissed off that the asshole B waited until the last second to pass and then did so extremely slow. A stays blissfully happy so long as neither B not C hit him, and B doesn't merge back too aggressively while completing the pass, forcing him to decelerate, or C attempts to pass B on the right because B is taking to long to merge, again forcing A to decelerate to maintain proper following distance. In any case, both B&C are jerks for exceeding the speed limit and then acting entitled about it.