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The perfect example is speed limits: everybody thinks they're good and yet they all seem to classify all other drivers into two categories: slowpokes and maniac
by jacquesm 8mo ago
The perfect example is speed limits: everybody thinks they're good and yet they all seem to classify all other drivers into two categories: slowpokes and maniacs.
Nobody seems to be able to agree on what a responsible set of rules is around the speed of vehicles.
- ajkjk 8mo agoThis is entirely made up? Most people are totally fine with speed limits being what they are and don't say anything about it.
- jacquesm 8mo agoOh, that explains the massive difference in speed limits from one country to another then, especially if they're next door neighbors.
- ajkjk 8mo agoi don't see what that has to do with it
- JasonADrury 8mo agoIn the sense that they don't care what the sign says when it comes to their own driving? Sure.
- ajkjk 8mo agono, in the sense that they just follow whatever the rules are and don't care very much, or mildly break them as is convenient and still don't care very much
- yuliyp 8mo agoThat's because they are slowpokes and maniacs: In a decently flowing road, the majority of distinct cars you see are either moving significantly faster or slower than you (and the more extreme the difference the more likely you are to see them). Of cars that go at a similar speed to you, they approach you / you approach them more slowly so you'll see fewer of them.