I can’t meet whatever threshold of proof, but there’s no way “Driving any slower than the speed limit is just as dangerous” ISN’T what the raging lunatics on the road tell themselves when weaving thru traffic before they comment the same thing on posts like these.
It’s such a common brain blind spot. Videos of lunatics flipping their own cars trying to pass someone will have comments blaming the other car.
Absolutely and obviously until you get someone merging at 30 into a highway; merging at far lower speeds is very dangerous. Blind turns not going a reasonable speed limit can also be dangerous. Like, I fuckin hate cars. i bike everywhere. But I’m not going to make a take like “being slower is never as dangerous”
You’re misrepresenting what I’m saying. I just mean it’s not equally dangerous. If we’re comparing comparable speed differences it’s much safer to drive slower. Yes, 30 mph slower is dangerous but less so than driving 30 mph faster.
Generally the safest speed would be the slowest one that doesn’t create a hazard through speed differential with traffic.
I can’t meet whatever threshold of proof, but there’s no way “Driving any slower than the speed limit is just as dangerous” ISN’T what the raging lunatics on the road tell themselves when weaving thru traffic before they comment the same thing on posts like these.
It’s such a common brain blind spot. Videos of lunatics flipping their own cars trying to pass someone will have comments blaming the other car.
It’s absolutely and obviously untrue that driving slower is equally dangerous.
Absolutely and obviously until you get someone merging at 30 into a highway; merging at far lower speeds is very dangerous. Blind turns not going a reasonable speed limit can also be dangerous. Like, I fuckin hate cars. i bike everywhere. But I’m not going to make a take like “being slower is never as dangerous”
You’re misrepresenting what I’m saying. I just mean it’s not equally dangerous. If we’re comparing comparable speed differences it’s much safer to drive slower. Yes, 30 mph slower is dangerous but less so than driving 30 mph faster.
Generally the safest speed would be the slowest one that doesn’t create a hazard through speed differential with traffic.