I now drive exactly at the speed limit, causing traffic to pile up behind me as everyone else wants to speed.
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this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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You can be an amazing and cool person who also drives the speed limit.
In fact, only people who drive the limit are amazing and cool.
I won't even fault you if you're going 5 to 9 miles over, as long as you leave enough room between you and the car in front of you.
People who tailgate are neither amazing nor cool.
I still drive the speedlimit on GPS measurement (and when available those speed measure points next to roads), but if some asshole is going like 20 over then I slow down to 1 km/h below on the dash.
I just put the speed limiter to the limit +2 km/h, why +2? Because radars won't pick that small difference and drivers usually when trying to go to the limit they go a liitle bit faster and it's annoying to have people pass you all the time.
It IS satisfying sometimes watching some asshole try to weave in and out of lanes to get ahead in your mirror, only to just barely miss being able to cut you off and have to get in behind you.
I drive really slow in the ultra fast lane
While people behind me are going insane
Edited to say: I guess the lyrics of Denis Learyβs βAssholeβ have been lost to the ages.
I use public toilets, and I piss on the seat
I walk around in the Summer time, saying, "How about this heat?"
Got me thinking about Knorkator's "BΓΆse"
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Surprised this is getting as many upvotes as it is. It totally depends on context. I've seen posted 35 mph speed limits on 6 lane roads where every is going minimum 50mph, even with cops in the flow of traffic. I've also been on 2 lane roads (e.g opposing traffic is directly next to you) and the posted speed limit is 55mph.
If you're doing the speed limit in the second one, well done. If you're going 15-25mph below the flow of traffic in the middle or fast lane, because of a posted speed limit, that's a problem.
If it's a six lane, then me going 35 has no effect on all the speeders. dwi
I've seen people get pulled over for doing 60 in a 65 on a highway where everyone is doing 70-85, because it's dangerously slow with only 2 lanes.
And it's 6 lanes because of how much traffic there is, forcing people to weave around someone going 10-30mph below the flow of traffic is dangerous.
Growing old is inevitable, becoming a crochety asshole is entirely optional.
What you mean with "become"?
I've always been a crochety asshole, it's just that growing old I'm accepting Squidward was right all along
I flat out refuse to end up as a "get off my damn lawn!" type of adult. The natural instinct is there tho. Not gonna lie.
You just get tired of the bullshit as you get older. I'm not anywhere near get off my lawn, but I can see why people get like that.
A buddy and I talk about this a lot. Say hi to the people you see. Wave to your neighbors. Stay connected. It makes life better.
You're spoiling my dreams man
It's all good. As an old man now I can confirm we stay cool, it's the kids that aren't with it.
Thatβs it, Iβm gettin me mallet.
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