[Fat Charlie]

Speeding has its place. We're an optimistic culture, and they sell powerful cars by showing them on the open road, not by showing them stuck in traffic.

There are also times when it makes perfect sense. One of my favorite drives in my Subaru was from Virginia to New Hampshire. I stopped three times for gas and/or food, and traffic was a standstill in the NYC area because a major bridge had been closed that morning. So when I wasn't stopped or in first, I was pushing. I did the whole trip in 7:45, making it an average sustained speed of just under 71 mph. An average sustained speed of 65 would have added an hour to my trip. Top speed of 65, combined with my stops and the NYC traffic would have made it a two day trip.

So sometimes when you see someone moving with a sense of urgency, he might actually be behaving sensibly. Of course, trying to get somewhere quickly doesn't involve driving like a jerk.