3 ms·
You should probably be driving quite close to the posted speed limit, unless there are weather or road conditions making that unsafe (then you should slow down)
by tshaddox 5y ago
You should probably be driving quite close to the posted speed limit, unless there are weather or road conditions making that unsafe (then you should slow down), or if a lot of traffic is going significantly faster than that (then you should speed up). It’s not that odd to think that there should be one very narrow range of speeds that most traffic should be traveling at on a particular road and time, that’s pretty clearly the safest.
- summm 5y agoNope, you should not speed up. It's a maximum. If others go faster, just ignore them and keep going.
- paxys 5y agoIn many states (including California) you will get a ticket for impeding the flow of traffic even if you are at or under the speed limit, e.g. if you are in the passing lane or not using turnout areas when on a two lane road. While you yourself don't have to speed, you do have to get out of the way of people who want to. Ignoring everything that is happening around you, even if you are under the speed limit, is an incredibly unsafe way to drive.