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Isn’t better to drive slower on scenic roads to have more time to observe the scene? Or do you think there is an helicopter filming you from above like James B

by soneca 6y ago

Isn’t better to drive slower on scenic roads to have more time to observe the scene? Or do you think there is an helicopter filming you from above like James Bond movies?

throwaway0a5e 6y ago
Some people enjoy driving spiritedly.
- soneca 6y ago
  My impression in this case is that some people like to feel superior to other people
  - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
    Well one might say that is true about the people who are insisting that driving slowly to enjoy the scenery is the better way to enjoy a scenic highway than driving spiritedly and enjoying the drive. I think it's pretty easy for anyone who isn't highly biased to see that both approaches are enjoyable.
    - microtherion 6y ago
      But if you don't care about the scenery, you could always do your spirited driving on a different freeway with more lanes, while the drivers who are there for the scenery don't really have that option.
- brookside 6y ago
  I've long maintained that "spirited" driving on public roads is "jackass" driving. The best thing we can do is keep each other safe. I'm guilty of driving fast in in the past. I'm glad i aged past it and found other sources of identity.
  - centimeter 6y ago
    It’s very clear that you’re the sort of person who belongs in the lowest tier of driver’s license, so this proposal isn’t for you. > The best thing we can do is keep each other safe. This statement is nonsense and indicates pathological risk aversion.
genocidicbunny 6y ago
Driving slower on a scenic road that has no traffic is great -- you can take in more of the view, enjoy the 'scenic' part of scenic road. But when you get stuck in a caravan of cars behind someone driving well below the speed limit, you end up having to pay more attention to the driving. As soon as there are other cars around you, you need to be paying attention to them. If the road isn't flat and straight, you have to deal with speeding up and slowing down. You gotta keep an eye out for someone coming up behind you not paying attention, or the guy in front of you maybe not braking in time..etc. Once the density of traffic is high enough, you no longer have the luxury of 'observing the scene' -- you need to be paying attention to the driving and the other drivers. This is the situation that tends to happen on Hwy 1. People bunch up, and so everyone is just driving in these clumps of 10-20 cars doing 5-10 below the speed limit.

by soneca 6y ago

Isn’t better to drive slower on scenic roads to have more time to observe the scene? Or do you think there is an helicopter filming you from above like James Bond movies?

throwaway0a5e 6y ago

Some people enjoy driving spiritedly.

soneca 6y ago
My impression in this case is that some people like to feel superior to other people
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  Well one might say that is true about the people who are insisting that driving slowly to enjoy the scenery is the better way to enjoy a scenic highway than driving spiritedly and enjoying the drive. I think it's pretty easy for anyone who isn't highly biased to see that both approaches are enjoyable.
  - microtherion 6y ago
    But if you don't care about the scenery, you could always do your spirited driving on a different freeway with more lanes, while the drivers who are there for the scenery don't really have that option.
brookside 6y ago
I've long maintained that "spirited" driving on public roads is "jackass" driving. The best thing we can do is keep each other safe. I'm guilty of driving fast in in the past. I'm glad i aged past it and found other sources of identity.
- centimeter 6y ago
  It’s very clear that you’re the sort of person who belongs in the lowest tier of driver’s license, so this proposal isn’t for you. > The best thing we can do is keep each other safe. This statement is nonsense and indicates pathological risk aversion.

genocidicbunny 6y ago

Driving slower on a scenic road that has no traffic is great -- you can take in more of the view, enjoy the 'scenic' part of scenic road. But when you get stuck in a caravan of cars behind someone driving well below the speed limit, you end up having to pay more attention to the driving. As soon as there are other cars around you, you need to be paying attention to them. If the road isn't flat and straight, you have to deal with speeding up and slowing down. You gotta keep an eye out for someone coming up behind you not paying attention, or the guy in front of you maybe not braking in time..etc. Once the density of traffic is high enough, you no longer have the luxury of 'observing the scene' -- you need to be paying attention to the driving and the other drivers. This is the situation that tends to happen on Hwy 1. People bunch up, and so everyone is just driving in these clumps of 10-20 cars doing 5-10 below the speed limit.