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> everyone - the police, the legislators, the courts, and drivers - understands that in practice it's acceptable to exceed the speed limit a bit when making a p

by thiht 2y ago

> everyone - the police, the legislators, the courts, and drivers - understands that in practice it's acceptable to exceed the speed limit a bit when making a pass Not in France. When passing a car, you MUST stay below the speed limit. The only exception would be an immediate danger, like for example if you follow someone visibly drunk. Wanting to pass someone because they drive 5kmh below the speed limit is not an immediate danger, just be patient, you’ll be late by 5 minutes at most. Speed limits are laws, not suggestions.

lolinder 2y ago
> Speed limits are laws, not suggestions. This depends a lot on where you live. In much of the US the speed limit only gets enforced at 10mph above the speed limit, which means that 5 under without good reason is actually hazardous—you're actively impeding traffic that wants to be going ~13mph faster than you are.
- thiht 2y ago
  > 5 under without good reason is actually hazardous No it's not. It's annoying, not hazardous. > you're actively impeding traffic that wants to be going ~13mph faster than you are. You DON'T break speed limits because the guy behind you wants to break speed limits. That's a terrible reason to break a speed limit. And if you're the guy breaking speed limit and pressuring the drivers in front of you to do the same, you're actually the hazardous one.
  - lolinder 2y ago
    It's not "the guy behind you" in most states I've driven in, it's literally half the people on the road. If you aren't driving the same speed as the people around you out of some misguided sense of self-righteousness you are actively impeding traffic. I've literally been pulled over and told off (using much the same words I'm using now) for going too slowly on a freeway. I was religiously driving the speed limit and the rest of the traffic wanted to go faster. I corrected my behavior at that point and started going with the flow.
    - thiht 2y ago
      A cop told you to drive above the speed limit? I seriously doubt that. If that’s true, it’s a trap.
      - lolinder 2y ago
        Doubt away, but I got a thorough telling off and started going 5-10 over like the rest of the freeway and haven't been pulled over since. Maybe your state is different?

by thiht 2y ago

lolinder 2y ago

> Speed limits are laws, not suggestions. This depends a lot on where you live. In much of the US the speed limit only gets enforced at 10mph above the speed limit, which means that 5 under without good reason is actually hazardous—you're actively impeding traffic that wants to be going ~13mph faster than you are.

thiht 2y ago
> 5 under without good reason is actually hazardous No it's not. It's annoying, not hazardous. > you're actively impeding traffic that wants to be going ~13mph faster than you are. You DON'T break speed limits because the guy behind you wants to break speed limits. That's a terrible reason to break a speed limit. And if you're the guy breaking speed limit and pressuring the drivers in front of you to do the same, you're actually the hazardous one.
- lolinder 2y ago
  It's not "the guy behind you" in most states I've driven in, it's literally half the people on the road. If you aren't driving the same speed as the people around you out of some misguided sense of self-righteousness you are actively impeding traffic. I've literally been pulled over and told off (using much the same words I'm using now) for going too slowly on a freeway. I was religiously driving the speed limit and the rest of the traffic wanted to go faster. I corrected my behavior at that point and started going with the flow.
  - thiht 2y ago
    A cop told you to drive above the speed limit? I seriously doubt that. If that’s true, it’s a trap.
    - lolinder 2y ago
      Doubt away, but I got a thorough telling off and started going 5-10 over like the rest of the freeway and haven't been pulled over since. Maybe your state is different?