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I'd put a good wager that "speeders" may fall to that category. I find that I generally travel above the speed limit and feel far safer than I do when I set my

I'd put a good wager that "speeders" may fall to that category. I find that I generally travel above the speed limit and feel far safer than I do when I set my cruise to the proper speed limit. Why? Because when I'm passing others I get to choose how long another vehicle is in my blind spot, or how often someone is trying to park themselves in my back seat. When I go the speed limit I always end up in a pack of cars all jockeying lanes with someone far too close to my rear bumper and a guy in front of me swaying up and down in his speed... I feel generally unsafe leaving control of my speed/position up to the other cars on the highway. * Very obviously, these are subjective takes and likely don't reflect reality. No vehicle accidents in 17 years makes me think I'm doing something right though

bcrosby95 5y ago
My brother's motto is: if you're the fastest person on the road you don't have to worry about anyone behind you. Apparently he learned that driving boats in the Navy.
ecpottinger 5y ago
Sorry, watch Canada's Worst Driver. Every time someone comes on and says they drive better by going fast they fail almost all the driving tests in braking, cornering, dodging sudden run-outs into the road and even just the simple drive better two cardboard boxes with two feet extra distance apart compared to the width of the car. Don't believe me? Try: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Canada+worse+driver https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Canada+worse+dr...
- TheCapn 5y ago
  True. I thought a bit about that after submitting my comment but I figured going back to write in a whole bunch of caveats would just derail everything. I do a lot of highway driving, and Saskatchewan doesn't see the same level of congested traffic that you'd get in bigger metropolitan areas. So my comment really does have a lot of particulars that aren't universal. I take a different approach to driving while in the city which does not involve frequent speeding.
- jdsully 5y ago
  Sure but if they are on that show they’re going to be bad no matter what their opinions are.

bcrosby95 5y ago

My brother's motto is: if you're the fastest person on the road you don't have to worry about anyone behind you. Apparently he learned that driving boats in the Navy.

ecpottinger 5y ago

Sorry, watch Canada's Worst Driver. Every time someone comes on and says they drive better by going fast they fail almost all the driving tests in braking, cornering, dodging sudden run-outs into the road and even just the simple drive better two cardboard boxes with two feet extra distance apart compared to the width of the car. Don't believe me? Try: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Canada+worse+driver https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Canada+worse+dr...

TheCapn 5y ago
True. I thought a bit about that after submitting my comment but I figured going back to write in a whole bunch of caveats would just derail everything. I do a lot of highway driving, and Saskatchewan doesn't see the same level of congested traffic that you'd get in bigger metropolitan areas. So my comment really does have a lot of particulars that aren't universal. I take a different approach to driving while in the city which does not involve frequent speeding.
jdsully 5y ago
Sure but if they are on that show they’re going to be bad no matter what their opinions are.