Sense of Speed

kenchan

sailfree- any comments on my fortune cookie quote?

Bucketlist2012

Speed is not the factor that causes danger, but one's mind set and attitude at the time they are speeding..

From Confused Mikey.

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1971 Z/28 with coil overs, rushforth's, willwoods, Hotchkis. 4 speed
GMC Sierra1500

kenchan

you're going to need a jumbo-sized fortune cookie for that one, tiki tiki tembo!

SailFree

Very cute comment, and considerable truth. The slow driver is often someone who is incapable of dealing quickly with what happens in front of them, which is why they are going slowly, but also surprised by things that overtake them from behind. Twice the danger. Plus the autos overtaking have to deal with the slow driver. Thus more lane-changing going on, braking, evaluating gaps in traffic, etc.

My theory re why insurance company stats show that the safer drivers are those traveling 10MPH FASTER than the traffic around them is that they have only half the world to worry about: What's happening in front of them. Things that occur behind them are no longer in their universe; left behind, as it were. They are not generally being overtaken.

May be an erroneous theory, but it's all mine!

kenchan

hahahah, glad you liked my fortune cookie. it really does piss people off when someone's driving at or just under speed limit. reality is, this heightend tension causes people to take unnecessary risks and cause accidents.

so a person that appears to be having a bad day (one can tell from just their driving) and then gets 'trapped' behind some anus going 2-3mph under the speed limit, i back off a good 50yrds or so.