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

[Anonymous]

OP and her stupid POS plastic car are infuriating. I hope someone runs you into a ditch.

Obliviously “driving the speed limit” is annoying and unsafe. And I’ll pretty much guarantee you do it regardless of lane or circumstance, you sanctimonious twit. The fact that you’re so frequently on the receiving end of other people’s ire is proof enough.

You’re supposed to drive with awareness of your surroundings. Every normal human being in the country understands that speed limits do not function as actual “limits”.

You’re just yet another self-righteous loser pretending to be stupider than you are.

[Anonymous]

I don't care about interstate of multi-lane roads. Go however fast you want. Knock yourself out!

In residential areas, go the speed limit or 5 over. I see so many idiots going 40-50 in a 25.

Bonus: nobody knows how to do a 4-way stop in Northern Virginia. Unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about interstate of multi-lane roads. Go however fast you want. Knock yourself out!

In residential areas, go the speed limit or 5 over. I see so many idiots going 40-50 in a 25.

Bonus: nobody knows how to do a 4-way stop in Northern Virginia. Unbelievable.

You’ve never seen someone going 50 in a 25 in your life. Get real, lady.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about interstate of multi-lane roads. Go however fast you want. Knock yourself out!

In residential areas, go the speed limit or 5 over. I see so many idiots going 40-50 in a 25.

Bonus: nobody knows how to do a 4-way stop in Northern Virginia. Unbelievable.

You’ve never seen someone going 50 in a 25 in your life. Get real, lady.

I do, because I've done it. School zone!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP and her stupid POS plastic car are infuriating. I hope someone runs you into a ditch.

Obliviously “driving the speed limit” is annoying and unsafe. And I’ll pretty much guarantee you do it regardless of lane or circumstance, you sanctimonious twit. The fact that you’re so frequently on the receiving end of other people’s ire is proof enough.

You’re supposed to drive with awareness of your surroundings. Every normal human being in the country understands that speed limits do not function as actual “limits”.

You’re just yet another self-righteous loser pretending to be stupider than you are.

OP, I don't know why people get so mad but if posts like these are any indication of other drivers on the road it isn't surprising that people are tailgating you for following the law. Hopefully the poster above doesn't actually drive, because imagine wanting to literally run someone off the road for driving slower than you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about interstate of multi-lane roads. Go however fast you want. Knock yourself out!

In residential areas, go the speed limit or 5 over. I see so many idiots going 40-50 in a 25.

Bonus: nobody knows how to do a 4-way stop in Northern Virginia. Unbelievable.

You’ve never seen someone going 50 in a 25 in your life. Get real, lady.

Really? This is ridiculously easy in some places. Wisconsin Avenue is 25.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about interstate of multi-lane roads. Go however fast you want. Knock yourself out!

In residential areas, go the speed limit or 5 over. I see so many idiots going 40-50 in a 25.

Bonus: nobody knows how to do a 4-way stop in Northern Virginia. Unbelievable.

You’ve never seen someone going 50 in a 25 in your life. Get real, lady.

Hit submit too soon. We used to go 50 and over on Reno Road back when the northbound side had two lanes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t drive in the left lane.

Eff you, I’ll drive wherever I damn well please.

[Anonymous]

As I’ve gotten older I’ve learned that very few people who make bad decisions actually do it with ill intent. They just think that they have a good reason for that decision. This thread seems to illustrate that.

[Anonymous]

Roads can safely handle higher speeds than are posted. Speed limits are set very conservatively, often with fuel efficiency in mind, and with "safety" as a notional purpose even though few accidents are attributable exclusively to driving 10-15 over the posted limit. 20 mph and over is another matter, but most accidents are due to inattentive/distracted driving, driver inexperience or age, or drunk/drugged driving, not speeding slightly.

Most vehicle speedometers read several mph over actual speed, which is why speed cameras and police won't cite anyone for speeding unless they are actually travelling at least 9mph as measured by calibrated radar over the posted limit. So, when you set your cruise control to the exact posted speed limit, chances are you're actually going slower than you think.

Lastly , the reality is that behavior like yours encourages road rage, whether you think it should or not. Ignoring that reality makes you complicit in it when it could easily be avoided by driving more like most people do and by diligently staying right except to pass so that people who want to drive faster than you can do so safely, whether they do so by exceeding the posted limit or not. Self-righteousness does nothing to make the roads safer for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP and her stupid POS plastic car are infuriating. I hope someone runs you into a ditch.

Obliviously “driving the speed limit” is annoying and unsafe. And I’ll pretty much guarantee you do it regardless of lane or circumstance, you sanctimonious twit. The fact that you’re so frequently on the receiving end of other people’s ire is proof enough.

You’re supposed to drive with awareness of your surroundings. Every normal human being in the country understands that speed limits do not function as actual “limits”.

You’re just yet another self-righteous loser pretending to be stupider than you are.

Oh here’s the road rager. Do you take a club and beat people with it if they go too slow or honk at you?

[Anonymous]

I go the speed limit now or 5mph over. The police in my area have been cracking down due to the insane reckless driving. I now see them pulling people over often. I’ve gotten pulled over twice myself. The speed limit is what they want you to go. Not above, not below.

If I get tailgated, I don’t care. They can drive around me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t drive in the left lane.

Eff you, I’ll drive wherever I damn well please.

And you will get the “feedback” you deserve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I go the speed limit now or 5mph over. The police in my area have been cracking down due to the insane reckless driving. I now see them pulling people over often. I’ve gotten pulled over twice myself. The speed limit is what they want you to go. Not above, not below.

If I get tailgated, I don’t care. They can drive around me.

Where is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t drive a Tesla and don’t use cruise control, but I also go the speed limit. Many people get super annoyed as OP describes. They can do whatever they do, I’m not breaking the law because “I think the road is safe for 10-15 mph higher.” I have a new teen driver, and he loses the keys if he speeds. I’m not going to be a hypocrite and say it’s okay for me to speed.

I used to speed and one day I just realized how pointless it was. You really don't get anywhere any faster unless you're on some super long road trip for a travel sport and it might save a whole 30 minutes if you speed (big whoop). I think people are projecting their anger and stress when they drive like lunatics. Slow down and smell the roses, you know what I mean? Take it easy.

Exactly. It says SO much more about the people doing the agressive passing than it does about the person driving appropriately. It says they have overinflated egos, that they think they're the main character. It says they're morons with no idea of how speed actually works. Driving 20 miles over the limit on a 50 mile trip will save you about six minutes. But it increases your chance of a severe crash by 30%.

So, Tesla driver, smile a sunny smile as they ratchet up their blood pressure and put their families at risk to save... nothing.