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What's a little extra 5 or 10 mph on the clock?

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[–] Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Driving school and being pulled over has taught me that the silly numbers are not the maximum speed, theyre the minimum speed, and the actual maximum is 5-10 higher depending on what other people are doing. "Going with the speed of traffic and going fast enough to prevent lane changes" is the real answer.

Ive begun going the exact speed limit in the right lane and ive been pulled over 3 times now and experienced more roadrage than i thought possible. I never got pulled over going 90 in a 70, or 30 in a 25, or 45 in a 35.

People are in such a hurry to save 0-30 seconds on their 15 minute drive

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Can you tell these stories? I didn't think cops would pull you over for going the speed limit in the right lane.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

My mother-in-law has been pulled over for doing the speed limit three times in her life. Each time given a warning and told by the cops she's making everyone else less safe.

[–] humblearrogant@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

You get pulled over for impeeding traffic, it's pretty rare to get a ticket and would fail in court. Usually it's a warning. A waste of tax dollars.

[–] RFKJrsBrainworm@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

I mean the police probably figured anyone actually going the speed limit has got to be up to something pretty bad if they're going the speed limit.