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You know, as intimidating as it can be when everyone around you goes faster, the statics show that fast cars/drivers have a far higher fatality rate than slow ones.
Even if you do get hit from behind (which is the most rare type of accident) that does much less damage than any other type of crash.
At twice the speed a crash has 4 times the impact force.
As a former driver of armored trucks, a former bicycle messenger, and a former reckless driver, I can say from experience that 1) once you get used to moving slower than the flow of traffic, its really not a big deal and 2) you can get in way more trouble going too fast than you can by going too slow.
When you cross that bridge, just go the speed limit, and everyone behind you just has to wait. You don't have to apologize for following the law, being safe, and saving fuel (which in turn helps save America)
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
A few months ago I returned home just as my neighbor pulled into his driveway. It was cold (around freezing) with some rain and sleet, and he yells to me: You rode your bike? In this weather?!?
So the other day we both returned home at the same time again, only now the weather is warm, sunny, with no wind. And I yell to him: You took the car? In this weather?!?
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