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"Speeding doesn't get you there any faster"
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troyguitar
Go Kart Champion
This is a good point that I neglected. Driving at the speed limit actually feels more dangerous to me than driving at the speed of traffic - you have to drive almost entirely from your rear view mirror like you're running NASCAR at Talledaga, constantly getting passed by EVERYONE including most trucks. On the occasion that you do need to pass a truck you either piss everyone off forcing them to slow down behind you or have to speed yourself just to get around them. It's incredibly stressful compared to just speeding like most everyone else.
RacingManiac
Drag Race Newbie
On highway I find this is fine. By law you are supposed to be on the right except to pass, so if I am driving at limit on the right someone come up behind me going faster they can pass me on the left.
On city street this is a bit less clear since people can be parked, turning, merging all the time so going with the flow is a bit more sensible.
If I stay out of the main flow of the traffic on the highway when I am going at speedlimit and the flow is going faster its not really a problem. Problem happens when people are going slow in the wrong lane...which is a big problem once you get to Toronto....
Zillon
Go Kart Champion
Inside the Philly limits, it's either drive like an asshole or get run over.
troyguitar
Go Kart Champion
Most cities seem to be like that. Detroit, Chicago, Boston, and New York at least are all the same. If traffic is moving, you have to pretend you're being chased by the cops to get anywhere :lol:
Zillon
Go Kart Champion
Yep. Gotta slice and dice.
Boston has some of the craziest and worst drivers, from my experience.
Gunkata
Drag Race Newbie
true, true...
really? the times I've been in ATL the traffic was quite bad.
sun or rain.. yeah, here its ridiculous when it rains.. people freak out.. same for snow..
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thedude4bides
Go Kart Champion
Your analysis doesn't include the increased risk of tickets or accidents. I know you think you have those under control but that doesn't change the fact that the risk IS increased. This is hard to quantify but it adds tail risk, i.e. catastrophic risks of totaling the car, injury from accident, associated medical/legal cost etc. and therefore that 9.60 would be a bit higher. Tail risks are low probability but high cost. Just takes split second of a wandering mind out of an entire years worth of driving for a catastrophic event.
troyguitar
Go Kart Champion
They are definitely the worst I have ever seen. That place is nuts. It's almost like those youtube videos you see out in Russia and stuff where people drive like there are no laws whatsoever.
troyguitar
Go Kart Champion
I'd argue like I did earlier that speeding (at the speed of traffic) actually carries less risk than driving the speed limit (significantly slower than the speed of traffic). Zero tickets and accidents in over a decade so far seem to support the argument as well.
reelknead1
Go Kart Champion
Not that it is a huge number in this case but you should also consider the time it takes to refill your car the extra times.
It doesn't really matter all that much in a normal commute but I know on road trips I try and figure out the speed that will get me the fastest while remaining safe and the fewest stops. Road trips for me and my GF we only stop when we need gas
danielj1
Go Kart Champion
Travel during non rush hour. I used to call the GA400 the Alpharetta Autobahn with people driving safely well over the speed limit. I-85 isn't just the name of the interstate, it's also the average speed. Except for Commerce GA where they love to ticket.