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Long trip: driving has changed
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I visited Arlington, TX 4 times from late last year thru July of this year. I found the drivers to be very polite, let me in, etc. Now the fast lanes were really speeding all the time, so I didn't like that. But overall I was pleasently surprised. Better than Silicon Valley for sure.
If I'm tailgating you on the freeway, it's a *hint* for you to move over to a slower lane
If I am doing 80 in a 65 zone which probably means that I am moving with the flow of traffic here in California and you are tailgating me it means that you are a hazard to the others on the road and you need to rethink your d-bag driving behavior.
But I'll probably still move over and let you be the bait for a ticket, or let you be a danger to someone else.
Did you have California plates? They might have thought you were Elon Musk. You might not have gotten the same courtesy with plates from a northern or rust belt state.
I was driving my niece's Odyssey which is registered there. But you are right, everyone was very courteous. In the stores, whereever. Nice, polite people. Even when I told them I was a crazy Californian.
As many of you know-I have pulled (continue to pull) a travel trailer all around the country. I stay in the two right hand lanes at 65 mph (gas mpg gets even worse pulling 5,000 pounds if you exceed that speed) and let the idiots do what ever they do on the rest of the highway. I have even seen many towers pass me and then several miles ahead have a blow out on their trailer. ST tires just are not tough enough for higher sustained speeds. I have never had a blow out.......
Most trucks owned by large companies have governors due to insurance reasons. Trucks limited to what ever speeds are less to insure verses one's that can go much faster.
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That's a 30 second read that doesn't even include a quote from the study he says he's referencing.
It's an opinion piece for clicks.
Yup, they drive like maniacs but the type of driving and traffic here forces you to keep your eyes glued to the road and react very fast.
https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-states-drivers/
I don't necessarily agree that CA and NV drivers are good, but I guess they are good at avoiding accidents. But yeah otherwise this map is pretty close to my experiences lol. It's even more impressive when you consider that the states that are safest are largely the most densely populated states, and the ones with higher fatality rates tend toward more rural. Especially this one, at least the Wyoming ones are hopefully mostly people hitting deer or running themselves off the road and not hurting other people.
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For the tailgaters we need a bumper sticker or rear window cling that says " The Closer You Get, The Slower I Go"
OR
"I know my Rear End is cute, but it Looks Even Better 50 Feet Back"
OR
"I know my Rear End is cute, but it Looks Even Better 50 Feet Back"
People tend to drive "passively" in more rural areas because the open roads and lack of heavy traffic offers a false sense of security.https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-states-drivers/
I don't necessarily agree that CA and NV drivers are good, but I guess they are good at avoiding accidents. But yeah otherwise this map is pretty close to my experiences lol. It's even more impressive when you consider that the states that are safest are largely the most densely populated states, and the ones with higher fatality rates tend toward more rural. Especially this one, at least the Wyoming ones are hopefully mostly people hitting deer or running themselves off the road and not hurting other people.
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Think about it: what's more hazardous, a d-bag wanting to go faster then the flow of a traffic that already exceeds the speed limit by 15 mph OR someone blocking that d-bag causing him to tailgate, overtake
There is a reason why police doesn't always engage in pursuit of a speeder, depending on his speed and contextual environment.
When I have free time and encounter a left lane hogger (even if he does 10 over), I like to overtake him (safely, with a turn signal) and then set my cruise at speed limit in front of him. Boy do they "love" the taste of their own medicine!
Totally agree about the pavement issue in the right lane vs the left.
As for the gap cutters, they're the reason I installed a set of Hella Supertones. Seems like the worst offenders around here are gardeners pulling trailers. I've had slam on the brakes to avoid being clipped a couple of times in the past few years.
https://www.amazon.com/HELLA-Protective-3AG-003-399-801/dp/B000CRZXPI?th=1
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I live in southern New Hampshire and commute to mass everyday, and there is a difference between Mass drivers and New Hampshire drivers. Whenever someone cuts me off I’ll look at the plate and yup! Mass plates. But I’m from Massachusetts, so I suppose I’m part of the problem.
But you’re right, as bad as Mass drivers are, most of them can drive...unlike some states ive been where the person behind the wheel is clueless/dangerous, while driving “safer”. Yet, I’d rather drive in any city other than Boston. I hate it. The traffic, the roundabouts, the detours, the intersections, the pedestrians, the construction. Honestly, I think I’d rather drive in NY city...at least the streets are in a grid.
