You don’t drive much in St. Louis, do you? And I didn’t say anything about speed limits. Just people that drive below the general speed of traffic on interstates which actually does cause congestion and other unsafe situations.
I know exactly what you said…my point is the idiots in this town don’t follow your rules…which causes the problems I described. Passing on the right, cut offs, excessive speeding, etc.
If everyone here perfectly followed your rules you’d be right…but people in the US don’t do that…so you’re wrong. I’m not advocating unsafe excessive speeding…never was.
Can confirm literally all of this as an even occasional driver lol:
Driving slower than the surrounding traffic is more likely to cause an accident than speeding, according to research. Driving too slowly can make other drivers around you constantly brake and speed up. It can be frustrating for other drivers, cause confusion and could lead to an accident. Forcing other drivers to adapt to the slower speed could force the other drivers to possibly pass on the right side (if slow driver is impeding the center or left lane). Slow drivers can affect how others react to situations. Ex: waiting behind a slow driver to make a left turn, that driver takes too long and then you must react different and possibly make an unsafe judgement call. Other drivers may tailgate the slow driver, to “push” them along.
Why Do People Drive Under the Speed Limit?
One of the most common reasons motorists drive under the speed limit is because they are driving while distracted. Typically, drivers are distracted by cell phones. They are paying more attention to their phone and try to slow down to multitask. However, this is not safe and can lead to collisions.
https://suttoninsurance.com/blog/why-sl ... dangerous/
https://ww2.motorists.org/wp-content/up ... -sheet.pdf
Q: isn’t driving slower safer?
A. No, federal and state studies have consistently shown that the drivers most likely to get into accidents in traffic are those traveling significantly below the average speed. According to an Institute of Transportation Engineers Study, those driving 10 mph slower than the prevailing speed are six times as likely to be involved in an accident. That means that if the average speed on an interstate is 70 mph, the person traveling at 60 mph is far more likely to be involved in an accident than someone going 70 or even 80 mph.
Q: Wouldn’t everyone drive faster if the speed limit were raised?
A. No, the majority of drivers will not go faster than what they feel is comfortable and safe regardless of the speed limit. For example, an 18-month study following an increase in the speed limit along the New York Thruway from 55 to 65 mph, determined that the average speed of traffic, 68 mph, remained the same. Even a national study conducted by Federal Highway Administration also concluded that raising or lowering the speed limit had practically no effect on actual travel speeds.
Im talking about the average speed of traffic on interstates…not speed limits…
