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No one else in the world matters but me (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 40 points 11 months ago (25 children)

This used to annoy me, but after realizing how many road deaths there are every year, I now see speed reduction as almost always a good thing. Driving is one of the most dangerous things people do.

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  • [–] 37 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I think you should still be annoyed. By riding slowly in the fast lane, you are not encouraging people to ride more slowly; you are encouraging them to zip around the lanes which is extremely dangerous too. Further, many people might see a need to compensate for whatever speed they lost and accelerate even more. I would say that it is definitely not a good thing to do, not to mention that I don't think that it is even legal in my country

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  • [–] 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    On the freeway, good driving habits, like lane discipline, is more safe than reducing speed from 70mph to 65mph

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    Speed kills.

    Just an example of a car pedestrian accident: at 50km/h the pedestrian dies more often than survives.

    At 30km/h, only 3% dies.

    I know this isn't highway speeds, and the example is for the city, but I remember Volvo explaining it's nearly impossible to die in their cars up to 70km/h (or close, like 68) but over that there is just too much energy at play.

    Also how many seconds are you earning when slightly-speeding? Not very much if you don't drive the highway for hours and hours.

    Thank you for reading my ramblings.

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  • [–] 23 points 11 months ago (15 children)

    This is more dangerous than doing it the correct way

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  • [+] -17 points 11 months ago (14 children)

    False, it is actually the case that collisions are LESS deadly at slower speeds. I know it’s difficult to wrap your mind around, but science is sometimes unintuitive!

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago* (11 children)

    They're less deadly, but this maneuver makes them more likely. Overall, it's more dangerous.

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  • [+] -14 points 11 months ago (10 children)

    It’s not if people aren’t speeding. You’re just victim blaming. If a car has low visibility and it hits someone, you wouldn’t say, well they should just get out of the way, you’d blame the low visibility. Same situation. If people were not driving recklessly in the left lane, then it wouldn’t be a problem that people are also driving normally in the left lane.

    Don’t bother replying to this I’m not reading this thread anymore.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    but they ARE speeding. That's why they're in the fast lane. Parking there with speeders pointed at your ass is a bad idea, regardless of your personal moral stance on driving.

    You'll be right, but you'll be dead.

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  • [–] -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    If they are speedng then they are breaking the law. Just like someone being in the passing lane while not passing.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Ew you legit had a tanty cos people disagreed with you about your bad opinion on driving

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Quite respectful disagreement counts as a "tanty" now?

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    It's much easier to imagine your opponent crying, throwing a tantrum, and pissing everywhere in rage than it is to actually come up with a real response to what they're saying.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Not very many accidents out in the middle of nowhere highways, although in my experience last holiday season there wasn't a single jabroni hogging the left lane. Granted, I usually drive everyone back at like 1 am, so mileage may vary.

    You're absolutely right in the middle of the city though, and the number of people who get angry at you for not going 60 on a 40 mph blvd is way higher than it should be. I got honked at and a guy swerved around me just got both of us to get stuck at the same red. Those are the people who will certainly kill pedestrians.

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