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Not to mention that, in the country I live in, it is guaranteed that while you're idly rolling forward, some asshole will cut you off and take your place so tha
by leviathan 11y ago
Not to mention that, in the country I live in, it is guaranteed that while you're idly rolling forward, some asshole will cut you off and take your place so that he can win that precious 2 seconds.
- happyscrappy 11y agoThis happens to an almost comic degree in Boston. One car, invariably with Maine plates, insists on leaving five car lengths between them and the driver in front of them. By Boston standards this is a monster opening which is quickly filled and the Maine driver continues to back off. This happens the entire way through the city.
- mikeash 11y agoSo let him. What's the harm? If he's gaining an insignificant amount of time, then you're losing an insignificant amount of time.
- Roboprog 11y agoNow I have to slam on the breaks, instead of having a gap to avoid hard accelerate/break cycles. I'd like to avoid the wear on my car and my nerves, but it's not possible because some (expletive) person will fill the gap.
- mixmastamyk 11y agoTo avoid breaking, allow more space in front, including space for someone to merge in.
- Roboprog 11y agolather, rinse, repeat. (or was I being trolled? see "comedy in Boston" in one of the "cousin" comments nearby)
- mixmastamyk 11y agoThe linked article in this major thread explains why this doesn't make much difference: http://trafficwaves.org/trafexp.html In my experience cars are just as likely to cut in as out, and that's what the extra space is for anyway. If you arrive any later it will be minute or two per hour, so worrying about people "getting ahead" of you accomplishes nothing. If you want to win the race against the others on the freeway tomorrow, leave 5 minutes earlier!