It is a cultural thing but not universal for all americans.
Sadly though most spend all their lives hurrying to get absolutely NO WHERE.
People make a schedual to follow in the US, go to a fair for enjoyment and need to race through to be done in an hour so they can be on schedual to eat or whatever it is they figure they need to do. Wittle their pathetic lives on a demanding schedual that is more or less filled with meaningless activities that must be done (or so they think)
A lot of people are in a hurry to get through something to go home and watch TV.
Most folks mentality in the US burns my ass and I was born here and lived here all my life, people need to learn to sit back and relax, you really don't need to be at X so badly at a certain time.
My oppinion
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Originally Posted by RPM
I have some trouble understanding the issue with
someone driving 50 on a 65 MPH road. Perhaps it's a cultural thing.
I have in several occasions driven 50 on a 75 MPH road (with maybe 15% of the cars doing over 90) without incident and it felt pretty safe to me. Large speed differentials between lanes are a common thing here. You can stay on the right lane and do your thing, as long as you accelerate adequately if the need to overtake arises.
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