Sighting on the way to work yesterday...
Driving down the road the speed limit changes. From the direction I drive it goes from 35 to 45 and then "end 45" which means 55, but no one drives 55 there because you almost always have to stop for the traffic light.
I hit the 45 section and sped up... only to find myself suddenly behind a guy doing 30... 15 below the speed limit. And the road conditions were fine. Partly cloudy and warm (maybe 50s or so) so there's no reason to drive that far under the limit.
I mean even if you somehow didn't notice the speed limit changing you'd still be below the limit.
Thankfully after a minute or so we hit a passing lane and for the first time I actually had a reason - and clearance - to use it. Zipped around him and went on my merry...
To the intersection with the traffic signals and my left hand turn. I noted the slow-poke car also went there too, so I know he wasn't just drivingly slowly looking for a side street etc.
just hope he didn't drive 15 under on *that* road too cos... well it's 55mph. it's a little more dangerous to impede traffic at faster speeds
Driving down the road the speed limit changes. From the direction I drive it goes from 35 to 45 and then "end 45" which means 55, but no one drives 55 there because you almost always have to stop for the traffic light.
I hit the 45 section and sped up... only to find myself suddenly behind a guy doing 30... 15 below the speed limit. And the road conditions were fine. Partly cloudy and warm (maybe 50s or so) so there's no reason to drive that far under the limit.
I mean even if you somehow didn't notice the speed limit changing you'd still be below the limit.
Thankfully after a minute or so we hit a passing lane and for the first time I actually had a reason - and clearance - to use it. Zipped around him and went on my merry...
To the intersection with the traffic signals and my left hand turn. I noted the slow-poke car also went there too, so I know he wasn't just drivingly slowly looking for a side street etc.
just hope he didn't drive 15 under on *that* road too cos... well it's 55mph. it's a little more dangerous to impede traffic at faster speeds
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