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[quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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