Slow drivers are more annoying. I can predict what fast drivers are going to do. So it's annoying that they're disregarding my safety, but at least I can ensure my safety by knowing what they're doing. Slow drivers (like, dangerously slow) are impacting my safety AND I don't know their next move.What? How are fast drivers the more predictable ones?
And I'm not talking about those who go the speed limit. I understand that.Got to love people that drive 45 or 40 mph in a 55 mph zone
What I don't understand is people who don't/won't go the speed because they're scared or something <_<
Very few people die as a result of someone driving too slowly.imo slow drivers are worse because they cause traffic when they're not Sunday morning cruising in the rightmost lane, and then everyone else gets fed up and tries to pass them in some way. This results in more dangerous and stressful driving with people passing on the right and changing lanes constantly
Slow drivers look like they're safer because they don't run into people directly. But they're still contributors to tons of collisions because of people trying to avoid them.They can also contribute more to traffic, especially if they're not going the speed limit.
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I hope cars will get better electronics to notice drivers going over the speed limit so we can get them permanently off the roads asap
I have no problem with slow drivers, better safe than sorry, more power to them
If you see someone in your rearview weaving in and out driving really fast, you know exactly what they're going to do when they get near you, and your interaction time with them will be quite short.I guess that's where our experiences differ. Most "slow drivers" I encounter are going, at most, 15 mph under the speed limit. I've never encountered someone going 5 mph in a 35 zone, let alone in a 45.
A slow driver could suddenly stop for no reason, drift to the left to make a right turn with no blinker from the left hand lane on a two lane street, suddenly try to cut across three lanes to get to the turn on the left side of the street, or any number of other behaviors. I get cut off by more super slow drivers who come into my lane without a blinker while I'm starting to pass them than I do fast drivers. Your interaction time with them is also far longer, so there are more chances for them to do something dangerous that directly affects you.
There are people around here who literally do 5mph in a 45mph zone... It's so annoying...
They don't always get the openings they want. So they'll often switch between jumping around and riding someone's bumper. Those driver's make me far more nervous because I don't know if they'll react in time to avoid rear ending me if they're behind me, or avoid side swiping me if they're to my side.
Switch the word 'nervous' for 'angry' and you have my reason for picking fast in the poll as well.There are by far more slow drivers in the far left lane than anywhere else on the road.
Slow drivers will never rear end my car, and I can pass them in the left. Fast drivers are all over the place and may not even stop if they do hit my vehicle because they are already driving like they have to @%#.
Oh those people are dangerous, but they are in general somewhat more predictable, they're going to drive recklessly. The best way to avoid them is honestly to get over to the right well before they get near you, and if you can't, maintain a steady speed and be prepared to brake. If they start tailgating you, be prepared for them to whip out around you as soon as there is enough physical space for them to fit, even if it is unsafe. They're reckless, but predictable. Slow drivers can be just as reckless, but are often unpredictable in terms of what behavior they will exhibit. Some will just camp out in one lane, others will do the stupid turns/lane changes, still others will just randomly stop at every crosswalk no matter what, even if it's 5am and there are no pedestrians anywhere near you...Okay, I can see why those drivers bother you. Who the hell stops at every crosswalk? Not even school buses do that here.
Oh those people are dangerous, but they are in general somewhat more predictable, they're going to drive recklessly. The best way to avoid them is honestly to get over to the right well before they get near you, and if you can't, maintain a steady speed and be prepared to brake. If they start tailgating you, be prepared for them to whip out around you as soon as there is enough physical space for them to fit, even if it is unsafe. They're reckless, but predictable. Slow drivers can be just as reckless, but are often unpredictable in terms of what behavior they will exhibit. Some will just camp out in one lane, others will do the stupid turns/lane changes, still others will just randomly stop at every crosswalk no matter what, even if it's 5am and there are no pedestrians anywhere near you...I would never say slow is worse by virtue that I once saw a guy that was a fast driver try to speed through a yellow light was going so fast that he couldn't break because he almost hit someone else, flew over a curb, hit another car, and had so much momentum that he flung sideways and clipped another car and ricochetted into another car and basically crushed the woman in the driver's seat. That memory stops me from saying that fast drivers are safer, no one could have predicted that madness. He hit 3 cars.
Very few people die as a result of someone driving too slowly.
What? How are fast drivers the more predictable ones?