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  • possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    20·
    3 days ago

    Turns out almost literally everyone speeds. Even people who don’t want to speed end up speeding because the guy behind them is threatening to use his vehicle as a weapon if you don’t go as fast as he wants you to.

    • dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7·
      3 days ago

      Not me!

      I drive like a very old woman* who is hyper cautious of all other forces on the road (pedestrians, cyclists and other cars). And when someone inevitably gets on my bumper because I’m going a bit under the speed LIMIT in the slow lane, I smile and wave.

      I’m not operating my totally not a murder machine in a way that endangers anyone if I can damn well help it.

      • not to denigrate old women as it always seems to be old men who mix the pedal and plow into a farmers markets at full tilt
      • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        Same here, set cruise and don’t touch speed again. I also don’t take highways anymore and wow has that helped! The reduced traffic and speeds on non-highway roads makes people substantially less assholy.

        Takes a bit longer to get where I’m going, and some people pass in very scary ways, but it feels so much less stressful overall, so that’s worth it.

        • barooboodoo@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          I do the same, it also has the added benefit of being more efficient with your battery if you drive an EV.

          • dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            2·
            3 days ago

            I drive an EV after two successive hybrids.

            I was probably the average speedster on freeways prior to the first one (2007), but ever since have been all about trying to maximize that sweet mileage. Also be less of a menace, even though I’ve always been super cautious behind the wheel, even when driving absurdly oversized vehicles.