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I hate people who do this, nd it is probably why my wife has such a reaction, it is more about me pestering her too much than her actually wanting to ride in th
by wesleytodd 3y ago
I hate people who do this, nd it is probably why my wife has such a reaction, it is more about me pestering her too much than her actually wanting to ride in the fast lane. Backseat driving is a bad habit of mine.
But one thing I have learned by driving 50k miles these past few years is that you never actually get there meaningfully faster. So really, everyone is better off if they just slow down and hit that cruise control.
- idopmstuff 3y ago> But one thing I have learned by driving 50k miles these past few years is that you never actually get there meaningfully faster. So really, everyone is better off if they just slow down and hit that cruise control. Depends what you're driving on. If it's a freeway where you're going to hit stretches of traffic anyway or roads where there's stop signs and lights, sure. When I'm on the 5 going from SF to SD, though, yeah, the clown who's doing 60 in the left lane for miles while holding me up is very much increasing the amount of time I have to spend on the road.
- bigyikes 3y agoYeah. Going a bit faster on your morning commute won’t change much. But it does legitimately add up on longer drives. Not to mention, waiting behind a needlessly slow driver is just annoying. Mental costs are real, especially when operating heavy machinery.
- DangitBobby 3y agoIt adds up over a week of morning commute as well.
- wombatpm 3y agoChicago to Minneapolis is approximately 420 miles. At 60mph that’s a 7 hr drive. At 70mph it’s 6 hrs. At 80 it’s 5 hrs 15 min. When I was making that drive every other week I hated the slow pokes. There are only some many times you can look forward to a stop in Tomah, WI
- billforsternz 3y agoI don't know, as a non-American, Tomah Wisconsin sound exactly like the kind of place you could get a nice grilled cheese or a decent hamburger at a diner unchanged since the 1950s, with a bottomless cup of coffee and a nice slice of apple pie from a friendly middle aged waitress called Flo or similar who would no doubt call you hon. I'd look forward to stopping there.
- XargonEnder 3y agoAs an American who has never been to Wisconsin this is pretty much what I would imagine as well.
- dr_dshiv 3y agoIf it is like most of small town america, they replaced the diner with a soulless strip mall back in the 90s. You can stop at the Burgerking or Dollar General now.
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- b112 3y agoQuebec to Palo Alto, I've done the drive in 3 days, and 5, usually 4. All due to weather, construction, and slow pokes or not.
- rhino369 3y agoThe restaurants in Mauston, WI seem cleaner/better. That’s where I always stopped between Chicago and Hayward.
- Fatnino 3y agoSpeaking of the 5... What's the deal with a truck going 54 in the right lane being overtaken by another truck going 55 in the left lane? Does he not see him? Slow down, let him in, and the rest of us can get on with our day.
- jacquesm 3y agoIn Germany they call that 'Elefantenrennen' (Elephant Races).
- mint2 3y agoIsn’t the speed limit 70 on I5? Those going 65 are usually trucks passing other trucks.
- idopmstuff 3y agoYep, but it just takes one moron :/
- NikolaNovak 3y agoI agree with being measured and predictable; I take advanced driving and safety class every couple of years as a refresher and safety is a massive priority for me. And I'm a big fan of cruise control. But going fast in the fast lane IS measured and predictable :-) As well, 20%, or say a difference between going 10km over vs 10km under on a 5hr trip, is an hour and that's not nothing :-/
- WalterBright 3y agoBeing predictable is the best way to avoid an accident.
- jkhdigital 3y agoAmen. This is why I use my turn signal when changing lanes every. single. time. Over 20 years and counting without an accident.
- scioto 3y agoBe glad you don't live in Texas, where using your turn signal is tantamount to issuing a challenge, and is seen as aggressive behavior: "Oh, you want that right lane? No, it's MINE!" Or worse, people don't see turn signals enough to know what they mean, and just adds to the confusion.
- rawgabbit 3y agoI am a Texan. Always use the turn signal.
- GeorgeTirebiter 3y agoIs this an (accidental?) +1 for robo-cars?
- imoverclocked 3y agoMeasured and predictable: definitely. Having different speeds in different lanes also helps traffic flow better. Also, people seem to really bunch up in some regions. Having a gap that is several car lengths in front of you actually helps traffic flow smoother (and thus faster.) I feel like aggressive/impatient drivers who cut people off create this culture where I live and then ultimately end up slowing everyone (including themselves) down.
- rubicon33 3y agoI wish everyone would sit the fuck down, and do the math on driving faster. 10 mph, even 20mph hour more isn't going to get you where you're going much faster. Maybe you get there 5 min sooner. Was that worth being a complete dick and a danger to everyone else? Fuck off.
- thorncorona 3y agoYou’re right. Fuck the speed limit, I drive however I want. Speed limit 60? I drive 60 in the left lane where everyone else drives 80. The safest. Better yet, since my car is old and I don’t maintain it, I will drive 50 on the highway in the middle lane so everyone has to drive around me. Who gives a shit about other people anyways. Them driving faster than me is a problem but not the other way around.
- Dalewyn 3y agoSafest speed is maintaining the same speed as the traffic around you. Deliberately driving at a faster or slower speed than traffic for no good reason is the definition of unsafe driving. Please surrender your driver's license before you kill someone with that attitude.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoI don’t think they are being serious, they are playing the role of an inconsiderate person.
- Dalewyn 3y agoIf it was sarcasm, well, sarcasm travels through the intertubez very poorly. :V My sentiment remains nonetheless: Anyone who deliberately breaks the flow of traffic for no good reason is a danger to other drivers.
- dang 3y agoPlease don't respond to a bad comment by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That only makes things worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Fatnino 3y agoYour last paragraph is just objectively wrong. People here are commenting how it's wrong for long drives, so I'll chip in with how it's wrong for a short drive too. South bay to Sacramento in a Chevy bolt. I can drive 55mph and do the round trip on one full battery charge. Or I can drive 75mph and save so much time that it more than makes up for the necessary mid trip charge up in Davis on the return.