I find the most frustrating thing driving is when I'm in a dual carriageway, and there are 2 cars driving side-by-side, so basically no-one can overtake.
I find the most frustrating thing driving is when I'm in a dual carriageway, and there are 2 cars driving side-by-side, so basically no-one can overtake.
You guys drive slow. I've been known to reach speeds of 110+ on freeways or even local roads.
The biggest problem with speed limits is that they're designed so that people speed, so that cops can pull over people whenever they want. It's a cash cow. Many traffic laws, especially speed limits, are a tax, not a safety measure.Originally Posted by champagne supernova
I actually looked into this once. The studies I found (including cited on some state DoT websites) show that the safest speed limit is right around the speed that the 85 percentile of drivers would cruise at. It's telling that almost no one except maybe 0.01% of people actually goes <i>under</i> the speed limit. If speed limits were increased ~10 mph on most highways, you'd have much more people going a more similar speed (the standard deviation would go down, meaning less people passing at greater speeds, meaning increased actual safety).
I would imagine that's why there is also the whole "go with the flow of traffic" thing, at least in California, they have going on.The biggest problem with speed limits is that they're designed so that people speed, so that cops can pull over people whenever they want. It's a cash cow. Many traffic laws, especially speed limits, are a tax, not a safety measure.
I actually looked into this once. The studies I found (including cited on some state DoT websites) show that the safest speed limit is right around the speed that the 85 percentile of drivers would cruise at. It's telling that almost no one except maybe 0.01% of people actually goes <i>under</i> the speed limit. If speed limits were increased ~10 mph on most highways, you'd have much more people going a more similar speed (the standard deviation would go down, meaning less people passing at greater speeds, meaning increased actual safety).
Is the state or local governments sponsoring that? Because that would surprise me... as that actually <i>makes sense</i> and would help increase safety.
I've always had a "go with the flow of traffic" mentality, which is almost always 5 miles above the speed limit. There's a road I drive down constantly during the summer, and repetition has made it clear that everyone is going to go 50 when it's 45 and 45 when it's 40 when there is traffic.
Of course, this same mentality leads me to think, no one in front of me = DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE!
streme Wheelie
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Woo was in a car accident ~2 hours ago. Got rear ended on the freewayI wasn't driving so you can't even pretend it was my fault
A good idea in theory but impossible to govern.
When driving on interstates, highways, and roads that don't get heavy traffic, I typically go ~5 miles over the given speed limit. I also go slightly lower than the speed limit at night, as my vision isn't perfect and the area around here is densely populated by deer and other suicidal wildlife.
I've yet to get in an accident or be pulled over by a police officer. I have had a few near accidents involving other cars but those were, more often than not, the fault of the other person. There has been a few times where I got distracted by an attractive girl in a bikini or very short skirt though.
I'm pretty sure it's state since the subject is on the written portion of the license test.
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