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Originally Posted by Geonerd
What IS relevant is that you were going substantially slower than ambient traffic, thus creating a hazard.
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Around here and I would guess were he is located there was likely no ambient traffic and thus no hazard.
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Originally Posted by Geonerd
In the beginning you talk like there were zero other cars on the road - later you sort of admit that there was traffic, as witnessed by the cop. If people had to change lanes to pass, and were traveling significantly faster, you WERE creating a hazard. (And when several hazards get together you have an wreck.)
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Is one other car traffic? Am I therefore a traffic danger when traveling at 55mph in a 40mph zone and other cars have to swurve to pass?
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Originally Posted by Geonerd
I don't care what the law says, if you get hit from behind while putzing down the road, you are partially responsible for any resultant death, injury and mayhem. If you want to drive like an fool, please do it out in the middle of Nevada, where there is no one around to endanger. I'm no fan of the 'cop' mentality, but I don't particularly blame him for writing you up.
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Lol, I have been driving 17 years and never had an accident with damage, the 3 accidents I did have were when somebody rearended me at a stoplight.
The police in this state have often commented that if you hit someone from behind you do not have your car under control, period in all circumstances.
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Originally Posted by Geonerd
Keep in mind that people like Gerdes have already given hypermiling a bad name. Your driving 10 MPH down the freeway sure isn't doing anything to reverse that impression. Think about it.
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Around here buggies going 5mph are on the highway and they can't accelerate or navigate out of the way as easily as his truck.
Anyway, In over 1 million miles I have yet to have an accident on the freeway, yet I have always since drivers ed driven the same way I do today, yet for some odd reason no accidents while actually on the open road. Perhaps people need to relearn the NON-nanny state rules of the road that were around in the 30's and 40's where safety is in paying attention to what is around you not your actual speed.
Oddly him going down the blank highway 10mph is made more serious than the ideots around here going 120mph down 2 lane farm roads.
Done correctly, 10mph = safe.
If has a good driving record and knows what he is doing, he is likely far safer on the road and less of a danger than the other 90% who are speeding, texting and drunk.