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I hope you mean speeding relative to the prevailing traffic speed. If you are the slow guy the area in front of you is the area in which everybody elects to ma

I hope you mean speeding relative to the prevailing traffic speed. If you are the slow guy the area in front of you is the area in which everybody elects to make their move. You get cut off 100x (pulled that number out of my ass) as much as if you're just doing what everyone else is doing. If you are going really slow then cars are cutting each other off to get out from behind you all the time. The whole situation benefits nobody and is just as stressful as trying be the fast guy. Source: spent way too much time in the cab of equipment that was only "highway capable" in the context of the sales brochure.

arethuza 5y ago
I'm in the UK and I pretty much drive at the speed limit - so at 20 somewhere like central Edinburgh, up to 60 on normal roads and up to 70 on motorways and similar. I'd estimate at those speeds I am about average - I overtake some traffic and get overtaken by others. We now have average speed cameras on some roads I drive on a lot (such as the notoriously dangerous A9) so speeding really isn't a good idea.
ehnto 5y ago
This really depends on where you live, in plenty of places the speed limit is heavily enforced and that is actually the speed people expect you to go. Driving faster than the speed limit makes you the one causing the speed differential. It is weird to place the blame of the speed differential on the people not breaking the law, but I get the feeling it's a practical reality of US highways that everyone speeds.
- gonzo 5y ago
  Varies by state. In New York you can be cited and fined for impeding traffic. In California, a car on a two-lane road with five or more vehicles behind it is required to pull into a designated turnout area to alleviate the jam. Failure to do so can result in a citation and fine.
  - olyjohn 5y ago
    Sadly, those kinds of laws rarely get enforced.
quartesixte 5y ago
LA is plagued with drivers who will not (or in many cases cannot) keep up with the flow of traffic and it’s one of the most dangerous things I ever encounter as a driver. 45 in a 70 with the lane on your left and right barreling down at you at 75 is a nightmare scenario. Driving too slow is just as dangerous as driving too fast. I wish US had stricter license requirements (like Germany) and car upkeep requirements (like Japan). Would keep the roads to people who knew what they were doing and cars that could do what they needed to do. In fact, the “cannot” category is worse. I cannot fault the driver for being only able to afford a 1989 Previa with a engine held together by duct tape to get to their minimum wage job. So now I’m in a dangerous situation of no one’s fault and pray that my decision to get a sportier car will let me get out safely.

arethuza 5y ago

I'm in the UK and I pretty much drive at the speed limit - so at 20 somewhere like central Edinburgh, up to 60 on normal roads and up to 70 on motorways and similar. I'd estimate at those speeds I am about average - I overtake some traffic and get overtaken by others. We now have average speed cameras on some roads I drive on a lot (such as the notoriously dangerous A9) so speeding really isn't a good idea.

ehnto 5y ago

This really depends on where you live, in plenty of places the speed limit is heavily enforced and that is actually the speed people expect you to go. Driving faster than the speed limit makes you the one causing the speed differential. It is weird to place the blame of the speed differential on the people not breaking the law, but I get the feeling it's a practical reality of US highways that everyone speeds.

gonzo 5y ago
Varies by state. In New York you can be cited and fined for impeding traffic. In California, a car on a two-lane road with five or more vehicles behind it is required to pull into a designated turnout area to alleviate the jam. Failure to do so can result in a citation and fine.
- olyjohn 5y ago
  Sadly, those kinds of laws rarely get enforced.

quartesixte 5y ago

LA is plagued with drivers who will not (or in many cases cannot) keep up with the flow of traffic and it’s one of the most dangerous things I ever encounter as a driver. 45 in a 70 with the lane on your left and right barreling down at you at 75 is a nightmare scenario. Driving too slow is just as dangerous as driving too fast. I wish US had stricter license requirements (like Germany) and car upkeep requirements (like Japan). Would keep the roads to people who knew what they were doing and cars that could do what they needed to do. In fact, the “cannot” category is worse. I cannot fault the driver for being only able to afford a 1989 Previa with a engine held together by duct tape to get to their minimum wage job. So now I’m in a dangerous situation of no one’s fault and pray that my decision to get a sportier car will let me get out safely.