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Old 08-28-2015, 10:36 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie View Post
It follows that "being in a hurry" is more about living the stress than actually getting somewhere more quickly. I can't help them get there sooner, all I can do be amused at their stupid and unconstructive reactions to unnecessary stress.
I agree about it being so much less stressful when driving on the far right, freeway lane at 55-60mph.

Before "seeing the light" of moderate freeway speeds, I can recall how stupid I felt speeding to my destination, parking, then to dally around my car, and then see the car that I rushed past on the freeway pull into the same parking lot.

I treat metropolitan freeway driving as if I'm in a controlled air traffic control space. 747s don't maintain their cruising speeds when beginning their landing patterns in a crowded air space. The ATC slows them down so they play nice with the other air traffic.

The Zen of driving slower comes from how you mentally frame it.

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