I was watching this video of a live chicken trapped on a moving truck and thought it was strange that it’s not possible to say anything to them even when circumstances might warrant it. All we got is honking and waving. There could be a touchscreen interface with a map of nearby vehicles. It could be voice controllable or the passenger could do it for safety.

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    What lane you’re in has nothing to do with the speed limit. If you’re the slower traffic, keep right. Always keep right unless you’re overtaking.

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      I will return to right lane as soon as I finish overtaking and it is safe for me to do so.

      But keep the fucking safe distance while I do so. If you slow down a few meters behind me, instead of few centimeters, it won’t delay you much.

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      "What lane your in has nothing to do with speed limit… keep right… "

      Left lane.

      And your advice is actually somewhat incorrect, depending on the context your in. In more rural areas, sure. In more urban areas… there are dozens of reasons why you need to keep left- including taking a left exit.

      Or, you know, like how at that speed your usually passing everyone else…

      And just for the record, I don’t know where you are, but here… +20 is considered a felony. it’s incredibly stupid to drive that fast on a highway… never mind not on a highway.

      people that go +20 and faster? They’re putting everyone’s lives at risk and statistically it’s only a matter of time before they kill someone. Hopefully something happens to teach them why it’s fucking stupid before it goes that far.

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        There is a highway near me where the limit is 55, but the average speed in the fast lanes is 70+.

        I don’t get it. This makes everyone a criminal. I isn’t realize that 75+ would be a felony.

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          IIRC, the felony reckless driving was lowered from +30 to +20, during Covid after it became clear how dangerous people were driving. We saw a massive spike in roadway deaths because suddenly people felt like they could do whatever.

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        Congratulations. Now they’re breaking the law and you’re breaking the law. And now you’re both causing unsafe driving conditions for others. And you’re causing traffic.

        Follow the algorithm to make things safer, consistent, and predictable. It’s not your job to police others’ speed.

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          17 hours ago

          Wow.

          I don’t care what “the algorithm “ says, and you’re a hypocritical asshole for telling me not to tell others how to drive while telling me how to drive.

          Now to be completely clear: I will always drive in a manner I deem to be safe. Not you. Not the asshole tailgating me because he can’t be bothered to to leave 10 minutes earlier.

          And I can assure you: driving 50mph in a residential area is not “safe”. And neither is 90 in a 70 during rush hour. These are both staggeringly dangerous and imo, people who do so are on the level of those who drive drunk.

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            I’m not sure what I said to elicit such hate, and I don’t know what state or country you’re in. In California this is the law, and it’s at least as important as the speed limit. But unfortunately, it is never enforced. Slower traffic keep right

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              Being called out for a hypocrisy is not hate.

              You were literally telling me not to tell be how to drive (which, while I came close, I didn’t actually do,) while literally telling me how to drive.

              I understand many states have some form of “slower traffic laws”… and explained why that’s not relevant.

              There are many reasons why someone needs to be in the left lane- taking a left-exit, or the left hand fork in a split, or, you know, actually passing people themselves…. Or seeing an eratic driver behind them making it dangerous to get over.

              I have to assume that CA law also says something about running people off the road because they’re not going fast enough for you. Generally, I assume everywhere does- for obvious reasons.

              Even if you’re right, that doesn’t give you them right to drive recklessly and tailgate people. Which brings me back to the original point I was making: the kind of people who are angry at having to slow down… are unlikely to be polite and civil- they’re already demonstrating harassing behaviors.

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                I never said you shouldn’t tell people how to drive. I implied you shouldn’t physically force others to drive how you want. Note I also never said it’s ok to speed. Anyway, have a good night. I’ll try to enjoy being stuck in traffic caused by you.