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I’ve been driving for nearly 30 years and have never even seen one person going 140mph, yet alone dozens

1123581321 8y ago
The person who wrote that doesn’t realize how fast 140 would seem. That kind of speed differential is not something you can attempt to avoid. Even 100 vs. 70 is rare, and the safest thing to do given that differential is nothing. This is not an area any car company should worry about.
- VikingCoder 8y ago
  I agree that the safest thing to do is nothing. Which is why if I'm about to change lanes, and I spot this kind of behavior coming up rapidly from behind me, I abort my lane change. Even if I was moving to the Right lane (you never know which way these jerks are going to go.) It is absolutely something a car company should worry about. Avoiding obstacles from any direction. If a power line is falling down. If a construction crane is swinging wildly. It's Defensive Driving. Also, note, I said "closer to 140 MPH". I actually just saw another one on Sunday. Crotch Rocket motorcycle, in the far right line on a 5 lane freeway. No helmet. Hey, someone's got to be an organ donor, right?
  - 1123581321 8y ago
    I see. I would also consider an aborted lane change doing nothing. However, I wouldn’t try to jerk back into my lane if a car was approaching me with that kind of differential since a) they don’t have time to react and may have been planning to go into my origin lane, for all I know, and b) by the time such a fast car is spotted, they would likely pass my car too quickly for any lateral movement to leave their trajectory. Your other examples would be happening in front of the car.
    - VikingCoder 8y ago
      > I would also consider an aborted lane change doing nothing. Aborting a lane change before you initiate it is changing your behavior, in response to a danger. > Your other examples would be happening in front of the car. Or from the side. Or from behind, again. If I'm in stop-and-go, danger can come from behind. Picture an ambulance coming up from behind. You absolutely should change your behavior, depending on conditions all around you. Not just the front.

The person who wrote that doesn’t realize how fast 140 would seem. That kind of speed differential is not something you can attempt to avoid. Even 100 vs. 70 is rare, and the safest thing to do given that differential is nothing. This is not an area any car company should worry about.

VikingCoder 8y ago
I agree that the safest thing to do is nothing. Which is why if I'm about to change lanes, and I spot this kind of behavior coming up rapidly from behind me, I abort my lane change. Even if I was moving to the Right lane (you never know which way these jerks are going to go.) It is absolutely something a car company should worry about. Avoiding obstacles from any direction. If a power line is falling down. If a construction crane is swinging wildly. It's Defensive Driving. Also, note, I said "closer to 140 MPH". I actually just saw another one on Sunday. Crotch Rocket motorcycle, in the far right line on a 5 lane freeway. No helmet. Hey, someone's got to be an organ donor, right?
- 1123581321 8y ago
  I see. I would also consider an aborted lane change doing nothing. However, I wouldn’t try to jerk back into my lane if a car was approaching me with that kind of differential since a) they don’t have time to react and may have been planning to go into my origin lane, for all I know, and b) by the time such a fast car is spotted, they would likely pass my car too quickly for any lateral movement to leave their trajectory. Your other examples would be happening in front of the car.
  - VikingCoder 8y ago
    > I would also consider an aborted lane change doing nothing. Aborting a lane change before you initiate it is changing your behavior, in response to a danger. > Your other examples would be happening in front of the car. Or from the side. Or from behind, again. If I'm in stop-and-go, danger can come from behind. Picture an ambulance coming up from behind. You absolutely should change your behavior, depending on conditions all around you. Not just the front.