Today's question is if living the so important to people. Why!! Do so many people drive like there feet are on fire and there ass is catching? I drive a 80,000 vehicle that will take about 8 seconds and about 500 to stop at 55 mph. I have notice a lot of dumb things be done on the roads of America, and I am not immune either, I have been was lucky. The modern drive has either become boulder or reacts before logic sets in. Don't get me wrong there is great number of good driver. I see much in a day, when you average 500 to 600 miles. Speed in the biggest think that turns me out. If the sign says 65, the speed is not 70 or 75 mph. Or is it I am just intercepting the signs wrong. And please for the love of god you turn signal, we all cannot read minds... This is only one man interpretation.
I almost got hit the other day by some chick in an SUV who was making an illegal left turn, going over the speed limit... WTF is up with that?
well if you're intercepting the signs, then nobody even gets to see them after you... really i figure if everyone on the road is traveling 75 then it's safer for me to travel 75 than 65, even if 65 is the posted limit. of course when everyone is going 75 and someone goes swerving through traffic at 120 only to fly up on my ass and slam on their brakes 2 feet from my back bumper, then that's a problem. basically i hate every single person who drives a car i'm not in at the moment.
Someone would have to force a fumble of those signs and repost them 1st and ten at the 55 mph line. On to less silly misinterpretations.. I drive toward fuel management and less toward avoiding tickets. I refuse to allow other drivers to make me waste gasoline. I drive relatively (about 50 mph) slowly and to the right- people wishing to drive fast can pass to the left- though there ARE assholes who drive right up behind me and flash their high beams at me-- as though I owe to to THEM to waste fuel. They can drive to the next rest stop where they may pull over and fuck themselves as far as I'm concerned. The differences in speed pose a hazard only because some dumb fucks don't pay attention as they shoot their 3-4 thousand (and up) pound missiles at imprudently high speeds, taking my life as well as every other life out there into their hands. IF one of these assholes rams into my car they better hope the accident incapacitates me because there will be serious bodily injury in their future if I'm not.
I wish people would not talk on their stupid cell phone or paint their face while driving...But I digress...
I like to drive the limit ...........in the fast lane!!!!!!!!....Hahahahahahahahaa...and dont tailgate me or I will downshift the trans ...so you dont see brake lights ..Hahahahahaha
Understand that your 500' figure is not taking into account load shift, road conditions, fatigue if extended drive times adding time to your reaction times and also if your not looking ahead in the first place to notice possible issues. I assume your driving a tractor trailer, 1 second to see and react, 1 second air lag for your brakes and the rest for the truck to shut down. Thats under indeal conditions for sure. Drivers of any kind sadly have become far to compliacent behind the wheel. They dont look until they reach the bottom of an on ramp, they focus attention on phones, food, drink, smoking ect. They develope bad and dangerous habits in traffic. I just love the people with thier feet on the dash as they are going down the interstate with the cruise on. Yes and I have seen truckers do this with both feet up and slumped down in the seat. First that is far to comfort for trying to stay awake for 10-14 hours a day and second can you imagine the added reaction time?? Speed is by far not the problem out on the roads, piss poor driving habits is the killer.
