Not_TheMenInBlack t1_j6wif2p wrote on February 2, 2023 at 11:38 AM

I don’t understand why so many people are practically acting like road laws don’t exist. Anyone from Missouri would know that OP is fucking obviously referring to highways, where people constantly go 15-25 over and sit in the left lane until they’re within 7 feet of their exit.

I hate how many people act like legal speed limits are just guidelines. If the sign says 70MPH, you are not legally allowed to drive faster than 70MPH. Shut the fuck up about “the flow of traffic” and stop being a part of the problem. If everyone else is going 10 over, and I’m in the far right lane going the legal limit, then I’m the one abiding by the law, while everyone else is breaking it, not the other way around.

Stop fucking driving as fast as you can. You’re saving a few minutes at the very best, and endangering those around you. The maniacal driving I see every day makes me want to vacate the country. Speed limits are LIMITS, not fucking guidelines.

I f y o u d r i v e f a s t e r t h a n t h e l i m i t , y o u a r e b r e a k i n g t h e l a w.

neteazy t1_j6xtml5 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 5:34 PM

can you please exactly define the amount of speed that makes up 'passing' by expressing it as a number?

Not_TheMenInBlack t1_j6zvhaa wrote on February 3, 2023 at 1:39 AM

Passing is meant for vehicles that are going slower than the speed limit.

If you need to pass someone, you shouldn’t need to speed to do it.

WendyArmbuster t1_j6zp0ps wrote on February 3, 2023 at 12:50 AM

Unfortunately, the reality is that there are two sets of conflicting rules we are expected to obey while driving. The first is the written law, and the second is social norms. You can choose whichever you want to obey, that's your choice. There are penalties for breaking both sets of rules, and you have to decide which penalties are acceptable to you. On one hand, you might get a ticket for speeding (unlikely these days, it seems) or you might get somebody tailgating you for driving 15 miles an hour slower than everybody else is driving and intentionally drifting towards you while passing. It would be nice if our laws, supposedly created by the will of the people, reflected how fast we all want to drive, but for whatever reason they don't, and here we are.