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Slow people cause traffic jams, which in turn cause accidents. I've read multiple papers and articles about how slow left-lane travel causes safety hazards for
by FussyZeus 7y ago
Slow people cause traffic jams, which in turn cause accidents. I've read multiple papers and articles about how slow left-lane travel causes safety hazards for everyone involved due to passing on the right, which is objectively less safe, causing more lane changes than is otherwise necessary for those trying to get around them, and the big one, causing deviations in the "norm" speed in a flow of traffic, which is the single best indicator for where accidents will occur.
I'd be happier still if we could not have people who go too slow or too fast, but failing that and given the choice between, if fast people are left to their business to cruise at whatever speed in the left lane, unobstructed by slow drivers, everyone is demonstrably safer. But because people conflate moving slowly with moving safely, it's considered taboo to say that out loud.
- ebg13 7y ago> I've read multiple papers and articles about how slow left-lane travel causes safety hazards for everyone involved due to passing on the right This is a false dichotomy. There is in fact a third, safer alternative when driving already at the speed limit, which is not passing at all. Again you've chosen to prioritize convenience (speeding) over safety.
- FussyZeus 7y agoSpeeding is not inherently unsafe. There are numerous places all over the world and even a few in the US where there are no enforced speed limits. When there isn't one, people tend to drive at a speed they're comfortable driving at. Your judgement on the safety of that speed is irrelevant to knowing how safe it is.
- bryanlarsen 7y ago> Speeding is not inherently unsafe. It very much is unsafe. In some studies they find that speeding does not cause more accidents. But speeding is still unsafe because speeding makes the accidents that do happen much more likely to be fatal.
- FussyZeus 7y agoSource?
- philwelch 7y agoThe laws of physics??
- bryanlarsen 7y agoHere's one: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/highway-417-speed-increase-could-mean-more-dangerous-crashes-1.5302491 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/highway-417-speed-incr...