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Be The Sunshine ☀️ (lemmy.world)
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[–] 8 points 5 months ago (8 children)

So true. I can't believe how often i've seen morons like this also say something like "actually driving too slow is dangerous too"

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

    Going significantly slower than the rest of traffic can be dangerous in a limited number of scenarios, but not frequently enough for people to bring it up in casual conversation.

    Edit: Significantly slower is like the opposite of significantly faster, being wildly different is dangerous because of how it impacts merging between lanes.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    The one frequent scenario I can think of off the top of my head is merging onto the highway. At least once a week it feels like I'm stuckbehingd someone trying to merge onto the highway 10mph under the speed limit making it more dangerous for everyone stuck behind them.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    There is a entry lane onto 94 north of chicago where the speed limit is 70 mph but every single person wants to merge at like 45 mph, but then they will keep on accelerating (slowly) to like 100 mph and pass you. I fucking don't understand.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Also going significantly slower than traffic and changing multiple lanes at once, slowing down far too early for an exit, going very slow in the middle lane so traffic flows around both sides, and some others as well. Basically if the car is going slow enough to be comparable to something stationary in the road it can be a hazard.

    But it really does have to be wildly different from traffic, not just 10-15 mph different.

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  • [–] -3 points 5 months ago

    Yeah. And they rarely give a fully articulated reason why "driving too slow is dangerous". Because they know that the real reason - "it makes other people drive aggressively" - is trying to place the blame on slow drivers for the actions of actually dangerous drivers.

    Of course, you should drive at an appropriate speed. But in terms of safety messaging, it's not the thing to focus on.

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