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This is exactly my experience. The roads are less populated but I find the percentage of aggressive drivers has sky rocketed. People are weaving in and out, spe

This is exactly my experience. The roads are less populated but I find the percentage of aggressive drivers has sky rocketed. People are weaving in and out, speeding at excessive speeds (100 mph+) and generally being assholes. I don’t know why the police aren’t patrolling the highways more, because it would be very easy to hand out tickets these days.

somerandomqaguy 6y ago
They are. "CHP issued 2,493 citations statewide for speeding more than 100 mph, compared to 1,335 last year." -https://abc7news.com/chp-coronavirus-stay-home-orders-speeding-tickets/6124578/ https://abc7news.com/chp-coronavirus-stay-home-orders-speedi...
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  People are now more free to drive whatever speed they find reasonable rather than the speed of other traffic. The long tails of the curve are coming out. There's probably just as many people taking advantage of the ability to comfortably drive below the mean traffic speed we just don't know about them because we don't ticket them so they don't generate data.
  - standardUser 6y ago
    "...we just don't know about them..." We also don't care about them nearly as much because it's driving fast that leads to greater injury and death, not driving more slowly.
    - AnimalMuppet 6y ago
      The delta matters, not just the absolute velocity. If people are driving 100, someone driving 50 is a bigger hazard than someone driving 80.
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francisofascii 6y ago
When you step back and think about it, it is not that surprising. US Cars are built like race cars. Enforcement is a joke. I think many aggressive drivers are held back not by the fear of a ticket, but by the cars in front of them. Now is their opportunity to see what there Mustang, BMW, or whatever can really do.
- kawfey 6y ago
  It's not just people in sports cars speeding. Minivans, SUVs, beat up old 90s sedans, semi-trucks, I've seen every type of vehicle speeding. I don't see any sort of pattern on my commute of people who speed. While sports cars speeders are usually going the fastest, everyone's just driving faster. I don't really understand why. The speed limit is now a danger to follow if your head's not on a swivel.

somerandomqaguy 6y ago

They are. "CHP issued 2,493 citations statewide for speeding more than 100 mph, compared to 1,335 last year." -https://abc7news.com/chp-coronavirus-stay-home-orders-speeding-tickets/6124578/ https://abc7news.com/chp-coronavirus-stay-home-orders-speedi...

throwaway0a5e 6y ago
People are now more free to drive whatever speed they find reasonable rather than the speed of other traffic. The long tails of the curve are coming out. There's probably just as many people taking advantage of the ability to comfortably drive below the mean traffic speed we just don't know about them because we don't ticket them so they don't generate data.
- standardUser 6y ago
  "...we just don't know about them..." We also don't care about them nearly as much because it's driving fast that leads to greater injury and death, not driving more slowly.
  - AnimalMuppet 6y ago
    The delta matters, not just the absolute velocity. If people are driving 100, someone driving 50 is a bigger hazard than someone driving 80.

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francisofascii 6y ago

When you step back and think about it, it is not that surprising. US Cars are built like race cars. Enforcement is a joke. I think many aggressive drivers are held back not by the fear of a ticket, but by the cars in front of them. Now is their opportunity to see what there Mustang, BMW, or whatever can really do.

kawfey 6y ago
It's not just people in sports cars speeding. Minivans, SUVs, beat up old 90s sedans, semi-trucks, I've seen every type of vehicle speeding. I don't see any sort of pattern on my commute of people who speed. While sports cars speeders are usually going the fastest, everyone's just driving faster. I don't really understand why. The speed limit is now a danger to follow if your head's not on a swivel.