The risk undertaken to make a short trip at 20mph over the speed limit isn't worth the few minutes it might save. On paper it seems like it would save a lot but the reality of inevitable stop lights and traffic cause different results.
Well, it would save a significant amount of time on a long trip, like my commute, where about 80 miles of my one way trip are all highway. At 70mph average, that distance is 1 hour and 8 minutes. At 80, it’s an hour, and at 90, it’s 53 minutes. Could very well be the difference of being very late or on time for work.
That said, there’s more job opportunities out there than lives one has…
Passing doesn't save much time when the city you're in has a ton of long red lights, There's a highway I travel daily, rather short 12 mile lap. People will absoluty blast past me going 20-30 above the speed limit, and then 10 minutes later they will be right infront of me at a red light. There's no point in making your ride so much more dangerous just to shave a few seconds off your time.
I also have people pass me, merge back in, and then brake hard to turn off pretty fucking often on this commute. It's insane what people will do.
I absolutely hate when cars turn left into the right lane.
I absolutely hate when cars turn left into the right lane.
Your car 100% definitely has automatic headlights, so why the fuck are your headlights off in the middle of the night??
Wow, that's a lot of driving! How many hours is your commute?
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