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Originally Posted by Frankster
Maybe most of the drivers are comfortable doing 30k over the speedlimit, but I would much rather have someone doing the speedlimit (even if it slows traffic), if they are not comfortable doing 30k over. They are much more dangerous doing a speed that they can't handle than slowing some of the traffic.
And lets not forget that going over the posted speedlimit is illegal. It is irrational to get mad at ANY driver for not speeding - as long as they are going near the speedlimit.
I also heard from an old cop friend of mine that it's illegal to go more than 10km/hr under the speedlimit under ideal conditions - they are just as dangerous as the people speeding.
The perception that slower drivers are more dangerous is absurd...it is two wrongs that don't make a right. The person doing 10k under the speedlimit is no more atfault than the vehicle that feels the need to jump out of that lane and into another lane dangerously. Remember - no one forces you to make any decision. You are always in charge, you just made a bad choice in this instance...
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Ok, you might want to read what I said...I didn't say speeding wasn't illegal, I didn't say that people should speed, I did not say that people should drive faster than what they are comforatable with. I simple said the safest combination of driving is when everyone is doing the same speed.....no more....no less.
And your little statement that slower drivers are more dangerous is absurd.....wrong. You have traffic that is moving at 110 and you have a little old lady doing 80-85 because she is not comforatable driving the speed limit....they are just as dangerous to EVERYONE on the road as speeders.