If I am going the posted limit and others feel like speeding, why is it my job to get out of the way? Whether it’s a country road with intermittent passing lanes or a multi lane highway with plenty of lanes to the left, that’s their choice to speed but I ain’t risking my license because some chucklefucks choose to be hostile to anyone they share the road with
Whether they feel like speeding or running red lights, they’re going to have to contend with other drivers who don’t feel like breaking the law, and they’ll have to choose to either abide by best driving practices or to continue to be careless
In short, all else being equal, the safest speed to drive is as close to the median speed as you can estimate. The probably of an accident increases with the number of cars that you pass and the number of cars that pass you.
If course it’s not completely cut-and-dry like that, and is more applicable to higher traffic situations, but it’s a good general rule.
I’m not saying you HAVE to. But the safest thing you can do for yourself is get out of the way. Do you want to be right, or do you want to be safe? There’s a reason that it’s called defensive driving.
Whether or not specifically going out of your way to allow an aggressive driver past is definitely a matter of risk tolerance. Personally, when I’m on a 2 lane road (that’s one lane per direction of travel) I’ll typically simply set my cruise and not change my behavior other than slowing/moving right when it is a passing zone so that they can more easily and safely pass.
Where I live, the country roads are very lightly policed so some folks really test how fast they can go and maintain control of their vehicle on the curves and hills, many going 80+ on narrow 55mph roads with limited visibility and frequent deer, Amish buggies and farm equipment around blind curves. This practice works well for me here because it might prevent a fatal accident where some poor family was just trying to get to church and the speeder couldn’t see them in time, but more importantly I’m not disrupting my drive for other people’s insanity. I’ll continue to drive with my tolerance for breaking the law (which is extremely low), and other drivers can choose to drive at their tolerance level, and maybe the minor inconvenience of encountering vehicles that aren’t speeding excessively will help make the choice to speed excessively make less sense
If I am going the posted limit and others feel like speeding, why is it my job to get out of the way? Whether it’s a country road with intermittent passing lanes or a multi lane highway with plenty of lanes to the left, that’s their choice to speed but I ain’t risking my license because some chucklefucks choose to be hostile to anyone they share the road with
Whether they feel like speeding or running red lights, they’re going to have to contend with other drivers who don’t feel like breaking the law, and they’ll have to choose to either abide by best driving practices or to continue to be careless
It’s entirely about your safety:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_curve
In short, all else being equal, the safest speed to drive is as close to the median speed as you can estimate. The probably of an accident increases with the number of cars that you pass and the number of cars that pass you.
If course it’s not completely cut-and-dry like that, and is more applicable to higher traffic situations, but it’s a good general rule.
I’m not saying you HAVE to. But the safest thing you can do for yourself is get out of the way. Do you want to be right, or do you want to be safe? There’s a reason that it’s called defensive driving.
Whether or not specifically going out of your way to allow an aggressive driver past is definitely a matter of risk tolerance. Personally, when I’m on a 2 lane road (that’s one lane per direction of travel) I’ll typically simply set my cruise and not change my behavior other than slowing/moving right when it is a passing zone so that they can more easily and safely pass.
Where I live, the country roads are very lightly policed so some folks really test how fast they can go and maintain control of their vehicle on the curves and hills, many going 80+ on narrow 55mph roads with limited visibility and frequent deer, Amish buggies and farm equipment around blind curves. This practice works well for me here because it might prevent a fatal accident where some poor family was just trying to get to church and the speeder couldn’t see them in time, but more importantly I’m not disrupting my drive for other people’s insanity. I’ll continue to drive with my tolerance for breaking the law (which is extremely low), and other drivers can choose to drive at their tolerance level, and maybe the minor inconvenience of encountering vehicles that aren’t speeding excessively will help make the choice to speed excessively make less sense
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