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Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

If someone is driving recklessly or tailgating they’re the ones creating the problem, not the person choosing to respond by slowing down slightly. Driving 2 mph under the speed limit isn’t exactly grinding traffic to a halt. If someone is driving dangerously around me I’d rather force them to slow down if it makes things a bit safer.

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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Is the person tailgating because you’re going slow?

And when you drive slow everyone is going to start to pile together into a big group and that only serves to make safety worse. You’re not doing something good by doing this, let them get away from you if you value safety.

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- Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  let them get away from you if you value safety.
  
  And I do that by… Speeding up?
  
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  - fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Letting them pass. If it’s a 4 lane highway get in the right lane and drive a speed different from the car next to you.
    
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    Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    Letting them pass. If it’s a 4 lane highway get in the right lane and drive a speed different from the car next to you.
    
    So, slow down? If it’s a multilane road they’re going to overtake. And I think it’s disingenuous to assume they’re choosing to go under the speed limit in the fast/over taking lane.
    
    Based on context its far more likely this is happening on a single lane road, which, generally speaking, you’re more likely to drive near the speed limit on anyway. And I’d rather someone tailgate me at a low speed than a high speed, if they’re going to tailgate either way.
    
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- db2@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Username checks out 💯
  
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