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Originally Posted by Vekke
Do you people who like to drive slow put any value to your free time or are you just trying to save the planet by saving fuel (less co2) and its OK sacrifice to spend some 20-81% more time in your car?
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I value my ears.
I suffer from
tinnitus which means they ring all the time.
Exposure to noise makes it worse, and that can hold on for days.
I used to drive 120 km/h where that was allowed. Dropping to 90 (following semis at a safe distance) makes all the difference in wind noise.
Even though the motorway makes for most of the distance of my commute, it takes just half the time. Overall it costs me maybe 6 minutes per day.
Another reason to drive slow is that is is way more relaxing to drive 90 km/h once you lose the sense of urgency. So I arrive fitter than I would if I join the left lane rat race.
In a sense I do not lose time by driving slow; I gain 1 hour of relaxation per day.
If it also saves the planet we just have to endure that, can't raise hell every time
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