Why do people become unhinged when you drive exactly the speed limit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

np According to you? There are cameras everywhere. You must enjoy getting tickets I guess? I'm with op. I drive the speed limit and god forbid the weather is bad I do drive under. If it is raining or snowing there is no need to do the speed limit or above on the Beltway. Unless you want to crash that is!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

I'm not risking a ticket. And speeding and reckless driving is unsafe, not me. And I doubt you're an ER surgeon on call needed to go save a life. Your speeding doesn't even get you anywhere any faster. You're just raging and need to relax. And sadly, the streets are full of crazies like you who think law abiding drivers are the issue. YOU are the issue.

You sound a wee bit, er a lot unhinged… maybe you should try speeding up a bit. Stay in the far right lane if you insist on not adjusting your behavior to actual road conditions. You aren’t getting a ticket for going 5-10 over. Have some fun. It might help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't honk at people going exactly the speed limit but I do think they are either anxious, sanctimonious, or fixated so much on their speedometer that they're failing to pay adequate attention to other things, and therefore not any safer than me and the rest of traffic going 5-10 over. I amuse myself by imagining that they might be trying to avoid police attention because they have no license or insurance, or have open warrants, or something. It also means they may be incapable of "reading the room" (I mean, the police here drive 10-15 over routinely), which isn't a good quality in a driver needing situational awareness, or aren't local and are thus unpredictable. So it makes sense to get away from them.

I did have a funny one recently in this vein, though, with a driver behind me who started honking furiously for me to go when a light turned green. I was stopped because there was an MCPS bus that had just pulled up with its lights flashing unloading kids on the other side of the street, and the median was only a painted stripe so everyone had to stop in both directions. I actually thought I was possibly sitting just past the point where the bus camera would have caught me (it pulled up and stopped while we were all at a red light) and could maybe have gone, but it was too expensive of a gamble to take. This guy one car length behind me would absolutely have been nailed. He didn't even realize that if I had moved he would definitely have gotten a $250 automated ticket. You're welcome, dipstick!

Obeying the law is sanctimonious? Wow this thread is crazy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

I'm not risking a ticket. And speeding and reckless driving is unsafe, not me. And I doubt you're an ER surgeon on call needed to go save a life. Your speeding doesn't even get you anywhere any faster. You're just raging and need to relax. And sadly, the streets are full of crazies like you who think law abiding drivers are the issue. YOU are the issue.

You sound a wee bit, er a lot unhinged… maybe you should try speeding up a bit. Stay in the far right lane if you insist on not adjusting your behavior to actual road conditions. You aren’t getting a ticket for going 5-10 over. Have some fun. It might help.

I have gotten a ticket for driving 10 over (80 in a 70)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

np According to you? There are cameras everywhere. You must enjoy getting tickets I guess? I'm with op. I drive the speed limit and god forbid the weather is bad I do drive under. If it is raining or snowing there is no need to do the speed limit or above on the Beltway. Unless you want to crash that is!

We have friends who are VA state police. They said going 10 over the speed limit is safe under most conditions (not rainy/dark) and they don’t bother pulling people over for that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

I'm not risking a ticket. And speeding and reckless driving is unsafe, not me. And I doubt you're an ER surgeon on call needed to go save a life. Your speeding doesn't even get you anywhere any faster. You're just raging and need to relax. And sadly, the streets are full of crazies like you who think law abiding drivers are the issue. YOU are the issue.

You sound a wee bit, er a lot unhinged… maybe you should try speeding up a bit. Stay in the far right lane if you insist on not adjusting your behavior to actual road conditions. You aren’t getting a ticket for going 5-10 over. Have some fun. It might help.

I have gotten a ticket for driving 10 over (80 in a 70)

Isn’t 80 reckless in VA? And the speed limit isn’t 70 anywhere within the DC area.

You wouldn’t get pulled over for 65 in a 55.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

I'm not risking a ticket. And speeding and reckless driving is unsafe, not me. And I doubt you're an ER surgeon on call needed to go save a life. Your speeding doesn't even get you anywhere any faster. You're just raging and need to relax. And sadly, the streets are full of crazies like you who think law abiding drivers are the issue. YOU are the issue.

You sound a wee bit, er a lot unhinged… maybe you should try speeding up a bit. Stay in the far right lane if you insist on not adjusting your behavior to actual road conditions. You aren’t getting a ticket for going 5-10 over. Have some fun. It might help.

+1

PP really shouldn’t be driving at all, but if she must, then she should stick to the right lane. Maybe put hazard lights on so people know you’re a danger to others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If one person is tailgating you, they are a jerk. If 5 people are tailgating you, you are the jerk. It’s not that hard to understand.

Only one car can tailgate you. And the tailgating driver is an unsafe driver.

Only one ever in your life? Guess you don’t have much to complain about then.

[Anonymous]

Op I bet you are also one of those drivers that rides the far right lane and won’t let people in who need to exit. Get off your cruise control in the city and actively drive!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

I'm not risking a ticket. And speeding and reckless driving is unsafe, not me. And I doubt you're an ER surgeon on call needed to go save a life. Your speeding doesn't even get you anywhere any faster. You're just raging and need to relax. And sadly, the streets are full of crazies like you who think law abiding drivers are the issue. YOU are the issue.

You sound a wee bit, er a lot unhinged… maybe you should try speeding up a bit. Stay in the far right lane if you insist on not adjusting your behavior to actual road conditions. You aren’t getting a ticket for going 5-10 over. Have some fun. It might help.

I have gotten a ticket for driving 10 over (80 in a 70)

Isn’t 80 reckless in VA? And the speed limit isn’t 70 anywhere within the DC area.

You wouldn’t get pulled over for 65 in a 55.

It wasn't in VA (or the DV area).

How do you know I wouldn't be pulled over for going 65 in a 55? I responded to someone who said you won't get pulled over for going 10mph, which is false since I have.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

I'm not risking a ticket. And speeding and reckless driving is unsafe, not me. And I doubt you're an ER surgeon on call needed to go save a life. Your speeding doesn't even get you anywhere any faster. You're just raging and need to relax. And sadly, the streets are full of crazies like you who think law abiding drivers are the issue. YOU are the issue.

You sound a wee bit, er a lot unhinged… maybe you should try speeding up a bit. Stay in the far right lane if you insist on not adjusting your behavior to actual road conditions. You aren’t getting a ticket for going 5-10 over. Have some fun. It might help.

NP...how is obeying the law and driving at a safe speed unhinged?

[Anonymous]

Because it’s too slow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, it’s probably the speed. Although you might think you’re being a good citizen by driving at exactly the posted speed limit, the reality is that most of the roads can be safely driven on 10-15 mph above the posted limit.
I also bet you’re the type of driver that takes much longer to get up to the posted speed limit, and I’m also betting you are the kind of driver that probably sit’s at green lights for 5 seconds before moving. Driving in the area is bad enough as it is but it’s drivers like you that make the situation worse.

np According to you? There are cameras everywhere. You must enjoy getting tickets I guess? I'm with op. I drive the speed limit and god forbid the weather is bad I do drive under. If it is raining or snowing there is no need to do the speed limit or above on the Beltway. Unless you want to crash that is!

We have friends who are VA state police. They said going 10 over the speed limit is safe under most conditions (not rainy/dark) and they don’t bother pulling people over for that.

You comment has nothing to do with what I said.

[Anonymous]

Don’t drive in the left lane.

[Anonymous]

If you are not driving at the speed of traffic, you are being unsafe. The fact that you drive a Tesla makes it worse. It used to be BMW drivers. Then it became Prius drivers. Now it's Tesla and Challenger drivers that are generally regarded as the worst drivers in the world. Obnoxious and self-absorbed. Never, ever drive in the left lane.