Drivers going 10-15+ MPH UNDER the speed limit on a one-lane road, WHY????

[Anonymous]

they are probably on their phone

[Anonymous]

I agree OP. Here's why it is annoying. If I'm going 40 in a 35, for example, and someone roars up behind me because they want to go faster, I PULL OVER if there is not a passing lane. I let them by. It is common courtesy. I don't know why someone would think going 15 mph under the speed limit and letting traffic pile up behind them is acceptable without letting others pass. I don't tail gate as a rule so this lack of courteous behavior is not because of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people are more comfortable at slower speeds. I'd rather they drive safely within their comfort zone that be coerced in to driving faster because you are tailgating them and then they are putting everyone at risk. It sucks. Deal with it.

Aren't speed limits there to ensure that those drivers safe? Driving significantly slower causes tailgating, like a PP above said, and even higher chances of an accident and road rage.

No.

Also, the speed limit is the MAXIMUM legal speed UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS.

It's not the minimum speed, it's not the target speed, it's not the required speed.

OP, you might get there 5 minutes later. It's not a disaster. Don't tailgate, don't drive aggressively, don't have road rage, just be a little patient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree OP. Here's why it is annoying. If I'm going 40 in a 35, for example, and someone roars up behind me because they want to go faster, I PULL OVER if there is not a passing lane. I let them by. It is common courtesy. I don't know why someone would think going 15 mph under the speed limit and letting traffic pile up behind them is acceptable without letting others pass. I don't tail gate as a rule so this lack of courteous behavior is not because of that.

I have never seen this happen on a normal local road. Maybe in a rural region where you're going to be stuck with the tailgater for the next 20 miles, but not around here.

[Anonymous]

The driver is DRUNK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree OP. Here's why it is annoying. If I'm going 40 in a 35, for example, and someone roars up behind me because they want to go faster, I PULL OVER if there is not a passing lane. I let them by. It is common courtesy. I don't know why someone would think going 15 mph under the speed limit and letting traffic pile up behind them is acceptable without letting others pass. I don't tail gate as a rule so this lack of courteous behavior is not because of that.

Many stretches of Old Dominion don’t have shoulders to pull into.

At least along the stretch from Arlington McLean, I tend to go under the speed limit because there are a lot of blind curves where you may not see stopped traffic (which can happen anywhere along the road when someone’s waiting to make a left) or a pedestrian crossing until the last minute. I don’t trust the drivers behind me usually don’t leave enough following distance to not hit me if I stop short, so I go slower to reduce the odds I’ll have to stop short.

Old Dominion is poorly adapted to its current traffic level, deal with it.

[Anonymous]

they are reading their phone while driving

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Control freaks. Get off on trying to dictate how others act and imposing what they think is right on the world

+1,000

If they weren’t control freaks, they would pull over to let others pass.

Where are the cops for these a-holes?

+1 Self appointed speed police. Some people totally get off on it.

[Anonymous]

I'll pull over to the side for an emergency vehicle but not gonna let some everyday impatient motorist intimidate me.

[Anonymous]

I almost never encounter people driving 20-25 on Old Dominion. On the rare occasion I do, I assume they’re not from the area and are following directions. It’s not like there’s place to pull off on that road without diverting into the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

I hate folks who tailgate when I know a speed cam is ahead

Nothing you can do. In college when I was 18 I had an old big Buick with a metal bumper and power brakes.

Some guy was up my ass tailgating at two am. My brother told me hit the brakes. He meet to tap them but I hit them hard. Guy plowed me in rear end. He was drunk as a skunk in a business suit looks like drinking since five pm. I stayed for two seconds as he was ok and drove off.

Man was his wife going to be pissed. My car was fine. Since then I don’t tail gate or care if tailgated.

Maybe I saved a life that night guy was dead drunk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people are more comfortable at slower speeds. I'd rather they drive safely within their comfort zone that be coerced in to driving faster because you are tailgating them and then they are putting everyone at risk. It sucks. Deal with it.

Aren't speed limits there to ensure that those drivers safe? Driving significantly slower causes tailgating, like a PP above said, and even higher chances of an accident and road rage.

No.

Also, the speed limit is the MAXIMUM legal speed UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS.

It's not the minimum speed, it's not the target speed, it's not the required speed.

OP, you might get there 5 minutes later. It's not a disaster. Don't tailgate, don't drive aggressively, don't have road rage, just be a little patient.

Exactly, and if the driver in front of OP doesn't know the road as well, then a slower speed may be warranted, especially if it has curves, hidden driveways, etc. Going the maximum speed on a road like that that you don't know is dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Control freaks. Get off on trying to dictate how others act and imposing what they think is right on the world

+1,000

If they weren’t control freaks, they would pull over to let others pass.

Where are the cops for these a-holes?

It's called a speed LIMIT- not a speed MINIMUM. And if I feel like driving slower than the limit, and you're behind me, the guess what? You will be driving slower, too.

Sometimes in life other people than you are in charge. Deal with it.

[Anonymous]

The speed limit in my neighborhood is 25. The people who love to coast along between 12-20 mph are the ones who routinely run stop signs. It’s like they think that because they’re moving so slowly, they don’t need to stop. People who drive right around the speed limit tend to be safe drivers, but the ones who go 10 mph below the speed limit don’t tend to be very skilled drivers. They’re the same people who make zero effort to merge when their lane runs out and just rely on other drivers to adjust accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Control freaks. Get off on trying to dictate how others act and imposing what they think is right on the world

+1,000

If they weren’t control freaks, they would pull over to let others pass.

Where are the cops for these a-holes?

It's called a speed LIMIT- not a speed MINIMUM. And if I feel like driving slower than the limit, and you're behind me, the guess what? You will be driving slower, too.

Sometimes in life other people than you are in charge. Deal with it.

??? NP, but I don’t know what to make of your odd post. Who are you saying is in charge of pp? The Department of Transportation? The police? You?