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Skacer

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I speed so much that regular speed limits feel like I'm parked.

I'd say I don't drive recklessly either, but that is cliche, everyone is going to say that and few are going to say otherwise despite the amount of reckless driving on the road. I will say that I've never been in an accident, I've never had to slam my brakes or use my horn.
 

MrDudeMan

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Jan 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: Aikouka
I technically do speed but I personally limit myself to ~5 over. Sometimes hitting cruise will equate to around 6 or 7 over, but it's close enough :p.

I don't do anything reckless as I'd never try and put someone else's life in danger. Sure, I can kill myself being an idiot, but taking someone else out is just inexcusable. Reminds me of when I was chasing after this 300ZX that kept passing everyone for some unknown reason (we were all going 50 in a 45). So I stepped on it and caught up to him (VQ > VG, sorry) only going 60 (not too extreme, I've seen people go this speed normally on the road). We both ended up going on a turn-off to an on-ramp with one car ahead of him. The on-ramp has two lanes initially, one (left) to service people from the west side of the road and the other (right) to service people from the east side of the road. Well, most drivers from the west side tend to take the right lane. I knew the 300ZX was going to pass the car using the left lane and I wanted to follow, but to me, it was too close to even chance it. I bet I would've made it, but I won't try to pass like that with another car.

I'm an angry driver :eek:. If someone's going below the speed limit, I'll be the guy pointing at speed limit signs from behind :p. Also, what the hell is with people taking a mile to accelerate from 20mph to 45-50mph? Did they swap their engine with one from a 3 cylinder Geo Metro?

It's called not being in a hurry. It comes with maturity. If you left so late that you have to speed, then you need to get your priorities straight. I take my time speeding up because it serves no purpose to slam on the gas and then back off once you've hit your speed. Gradually increasing saves gas and is easier on your car in general. I don't take 5 minutes to get up to speed, but I don't slam down the gas off the line either. In summary, calm the fuck down and realize that by speeding and getting pissed off, you are only saving 10-20 seconds, if that, and making yourself angry for no reason.
 

bignateyk

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Apr 22, 2002
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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Only in the most dire emergencies would I ever consider speeding, and then I would do so with focus and awareness so as to prevent as much recklessness as possible. You see, I'm a good person and as such I don't believe I have the right to threaten the lives of countless innocent people by screwing around in an automobile. As the poll is demonstrating most of you are ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless wastes of human flesh who should have your licenses permanently revoked, if not serve jail time or execution for your determined potential attacks upon others. But hey, I'd expect nothing more from the general populace.

I wouldn't have phrased it quite like this, but thats about how I feel.

Driving a certain speed doesn't really bother me as much as people breaking the law and endangering others. I don't care how good you think are you behind the wheel. The fact is you probably aren't. Speed limits are set for a reason, often by engineers who take into account the curvature or inclination of a turn. They are also set in place to control traffic flow between lights, and when you speed to make the next one, you could plow through a pedestrian or someone not paying 100% attention when crossing the road because they didn't expect your dumb ass to fly through the intersection. This isn't just bounded by speeders, but you are more likely to run the light if you are flying and it turns yellow.

I do what I can to help minimize the possibility of hurting someone else, and staying at the speed limit or barely above it if I'm not watching accomplishes this in some capacity. I know, someone is going to say "if you are .000000000000001mph or 10000mph over, you are speeding" and I know this. I'm talking about the people with complete disregard for everyone else when they drive 10+ over the speed limit, especially in a residential zone. If you want to kill yourself on the interstate, go right ahead, but make sure you smash into something big and solid so you don't cause any collateral damage.

I don't automatically assign recklessness to speeding, but they often go hand in hand. Of course, many of you will think you are perfectly safe flying through a neighborhood or around corners, but I would call that reckless. Speeding on the interstate or big roads with more than 1 lane in each direction I would hesitate to call reckless but still ignorant since there is a speed limit for a reason.


LOL. Is that why the speed limit increases from 55 to 70 less than 5 feet after you cross the border between PA and WV?
 

Pepsi90919

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: bignateyk
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Only in the most dire emergencies would I ever consider speeding, and then I would do so with focus and awareness so as to prevent as much recklessness as possible. You see, I'm a good person and as such I don't believe I have the right to threaten the lives of countless innocent people by screwing around in an automobile. As the poll is demonstrating most of you are ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless wastes of human flesh who should have your licenses permanently revoked, if not serve jail time or execution for your determined potential attacks upon others. But hey, I'd expect nothing more from the general populace.

I wouldn't have phrased it quite like this, but thats about how I feel.

Driving a certain speed doesn't really bother me as much as people breaking the law and endangering others. I don't care how good you think are you behind the wheel. The fact is you probably aren't. Speed limits are set for a reason, often by engineers who take into account the curvature or inclination of a turn. They are also set in place to control traffic flow between lights, and when you speed to make the next one, you could plow through a pedestrian or someone not paying 100% attention when crossing the road because they didn't expect your dumb ass to fly through the intersection. This isn't just bounded by speeders, but you are more likely to run the light if you are flying and it turns yellow.

I do what I can to help minimize the possibility of hurting someone else, and staying at the speed limit or barely above it if I'm not watching accomplishes this in some capacity. I know, someone is going to say "if you are .000000000000001mph or 10000mph over, you are speeding" and I know this. I'm talking about the people with complete disregard for everyone else when they drive 10+ over the speed limit, especially in a residential zone. If you want to kill yourself on the interstate, go right ahead, but make sure you smash into something big and solid so you don't cause any collateral damage.

I don't automatically assign recklessness to speeding, but they often go hand in hand. Of course, many of you will think you are perfectly safe flying through a neighborhood or around corners, but I would call that reckless. Speeding on the interstate or big roads with more than 1 lane in each direction I would hesitate to call reckless but still ignorant since there is a speed limit for a reason.


LOL. Is that why the speed limit increases from 55 to 70 less than 5 feet after you cross the border between PA and WV?

roads are designed with much higher speeds in mind than what the speed limit sign says
 

MrDudeMan

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Jan 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: bignateyk

LOL. Is that why the speed limit increases from 55 to 70 less than 5 feet after you cross the border between PA and WV?

roads are designed with much higher speeds in mind than what the speed limit sign says

Yes, it's called a factor of safety. It amuses me when people start a reply with "LOL" or something equally as stupid.
 

mugs

Lifer
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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: bignateyk

LOL. Is that why the speed limit increases from 55 to 70 less than 5 feet after you cross the border between PA and WV?

roads are designed with much higher speeds in mind than what the speed limit sign says

Yes, it's called a factor of safety. It amuses me when people start a reply with "LOL" or something equally as stupid.

It amuses me when people use absurd emotional arguments like "you could plow through a pedestrian" or something equally stupid. No wait, it doesn't amuse me at all. It's just stupid.

Do you think we all go blind when the speedometer crosses the magical threshold of the speed limit? In 10 years and 200k miles of speeding I haven't managed to kill, maim or injure a single person, despite my "determined potential attacks upon others." I haven't ever been in an accident while driving.

I'll keep doing my thing, and you can keep doing your thing, but please just keep to the right. It's the law.
 

MrDudeMan

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: bignateyk

LOL. Is that why the speed limit increases from 55 to 70 less than 5 feet after you cross the border between PA and WV?

roads are designed with much higher speeds in mind than what the speed limit sign says

Yes, it's called a factor of safety. It amuses me when people start a reply with "LOL" or something equally as stupid.

It amuses me when people use absurd emotional arguments like "you could plow through a pedestrian" or something equally stupid. No wait, it doesn't amuse me at all. It's just stupid.

Do you think we all go blind when the speedometer crosses the magical threshold of the speed limit? In 10 years and 200k miles of speeding I haven't managed to kill, maim or injure a single person, despite my "determined potential attacks upon others." I haven't ever been in an accident while driving.

I'll keep doing my thing, and you can keep doing your thing, but please just keep to the right. It's the law.

You failed to see the point. Nice try with the blindness thing though. That was mildly humorous.

You are much more likely to be involved in an accident if you are speeding, even if you aren't the cause of it. Other people are more likely to misjudge your speed and pull out in front of you, or a pedestrian will walk when they think they have time. I never said it would be completely your fault, but it could happen. Reducing that chance is worthwhile. Lastly, that wasn't an absurd emotional argument at all. If you hit a pedestrian going faster than 15-20, you essentially plowed them.
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
It's called not being in a hurry. It comes with maturity. If you left so late that you have to speed, then you need to get your priorities straight. I take my time speeding up because it serves no purpose to slam on the gas and then back off once you've hit your speed. Gradually increasing saves gas and is easier on your car in general. I don't take 5 minutes to get up to speed, but I don't slam down the gas off the line either. In summary, calm the fuck down and realize that by speeding and getting pissed off, you are only saving 10-20 seconds, if that, and making yourself angry for no reason.

It's called accelerating in a timely manner. It should not take over a minute to reach the speed limit when you're not accelerating from a stop. That's just ridiculous as rediculous! See, I don't care if you take a decent time, just don't take a very long time. Like this one guy I was behind this morning took a good minute to accelerate from 20 to 40... and the speed limit was 45 and he sat at 40 the entire time. #4 explains why this makes me angry.

1) I don't "slam on the gas" off the "line." I accelerate in a timely manner to ensure that I do not impede traffic behind me. If you turn onto a road and cause cars coming up behind you to brake, you should not have turned onto the road at that time. People that literally turn out in front of you when they have no time because they didn't feel like waiting do not make me a happy camper. If they accelerate in a manner to cause no slowdowns, then I don't care. They're not impeding traffic when they do that and you're not supposed to impede traffic when turning onto another road.

2) I only go 5 above at the most. I do not consider this speeding as much as it is keeping up with the flow of traffic. Some people like to go faster, but I consider 5 over a compromise.

3) I want proof that gradually increasing at the rate that I described actually saves gas. Even doing rough mathematical calculations, I saw no difference between taking 2t and t as long to accelerate. The numbers actually matter depending on how efficient your engine is, which acceleration in itself isn't as efficient as cruising at the same speed (takes more energy to get going then it does to stay in motion). I can base some rough calculations on the mpg readout that my car gives me (which isn't completely accurate but it's better than just spitting crap out). Also, this amount of gas needs to be significant enough to warrant slowing other drivers down.

4) Yet I find it amusing that you are audacious enough to come here and chastise me, where if you actually watched me drive, you'd probably be quite astonished that I'm actually a nice/good driver. I may get angry, but I get angry because other people only care about themselves while driving, where I try to respect my fellow motorists and be courteous where I can be. For example, I don't tailgate, I always use my turn signal where appropriate, I ensure I keep in the right lane on highways where possible and if I'm going to pass, I check the cars around me to see if I need to move a bit faster to get out of the way sooner.

If any of this seems awkwardly worded, just ask and I'll try to explain, but I assure you that I'm a lot better of a driver than most... I just get irritated when other people drive poorly and in regard to only themselves :p.
 

Chryso

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Nov 23, 2004
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Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Only in the most dire emergencies would I ever consider speeding, and then I would do so with focus and awareness so as to prevent as much recklessness as possible. You see, I'm a good person and as such I don't believe I have the right to threaten the lives of countless innocent people by screwing around in an automobile. As the poll is demonstrating most of you are ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless wastes of human flesh who should have your licenses permanently revoked, if not serve jail time or execution for your determined potential attacks upon others. But hey, I'd expect nothing more from the general populace.

I agree, except for the jail time. They should all be executed. Repeatedly.
 

Pepsi90919

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: Chryso
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Only in the most dire emergencies would I ever consider speeding, and then I would do so with focus and awareness so as to prevent as much recklessness as possible. You see, I'm a good person and as such I don't believe I have the right to threaten the lives of countless innocent people by screwing around in an automobile. As the poll is demonstrating most of you are ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless wastes of human flesh who should have your licenses permanently revoked, if not serve jail time or execution for your determined potential attacks upon others. But hey, I'd expect nothing more from the general populace.

I agree, except for the jail time. They should all be executed. Repeatedly.

just stay right and you can do whatever you want. thanks
 

MrDudeMan

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Jan 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: Aikouka
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
It's called not being in a hurry. It comes with maturity. If you left so late that you have to speed, then you need to get your priorities straight. I take my time speeding up because it serves no purpose to slam on the gas and then back off once you've hit your speed. Gradually increasing saves gas and is easier on your car in general. I don't take 5 minutes to get up to speed, but I don't slam down the gas off the line either. In summary, calm the fuck down and realize that by speeding and getting pissed off, you are only saving 10-20 seconds, if that, and making yourself angry for no reason.

It's called accelerating in a timely manner. It should not take over a minute to reach the speed limit when you're not accelerating from a stop. That's just ridiculous as rediculous! See, I don't care if you take a decent time, just don't take a very long time. Like this one guy I was behind this morning took a good minute to accelerate from 20 to 40... and the speed limit was 45 and he sat at 40 the entire time. #4 explains why this makes me angry.

1) I don't "slam on the gas" off the "line." I accelerate in a timely manner to ensure that I do not impede traffic behind me. If you turn onto a road and cause cars coming up behind you to brake, you should not have turned onto the road at that time. People that literally turn out in front of you when they have no time because they didn't feel like waiting do not make me a happy camper. If they accelerate in a manner to cause no slowdowns, then I don't care. They're not impeding traffic when they do that and you're not supposed to impede traffic when turning onto another road.

2) I only go 5 above at the most. I do not consider this speeding as much as it is keeping up with the flow of traffic. Some people like to go faster, but I consider 5 over a compromise.

3) I want proof that gradually increasing at the rate that I described actually saves gas. Even doing rough mathematical calculations, I saw no difference between taking 2t and t as long to accelerate. The numbers actually matter depending on how efficient your engine is, which acceleration in itself isn't as efficient as cruising at the same speed (takes more energy to get going then it does to stay in motion). I can base some rough calculations on the mpg readout that my car gives me (which isn't completely accurate but it's better than just spitting crap out). Also, this amount of gas needs to be significant enough to warrant slowing other drivers down.

4) Yet I find it amusing that you are audacious enough to come here and chastise me, where if you actually watched me drive, you'd probably be quite astonished that I'm actually a nice/good driver. I may get angry, but I get angry because other people only care about themselves while driving, where I try to respect my fellow motorists and be courteous where I can be. For example, I don't tailgate, I always use my turn signal where appropriate, I ensure I keep in the right lane on highways where possible and if I'm going to pass, I check the cars around me to see if I need to move a bit faster to get out of the way sooner.

If any of this seems awkwardly worded, just ask and I'll try to explain, but I assure you that I'm a lot better of a driver than most... I just get irritated when other people drive poorly and in regard to only themselves :p.

Your initial statement didn't sound like this at all. I accelerate in a timely manner but I take my time. I do not impede traffic flow. Accelerating slowly does indeed save gas, albeit very little. My point was that you should keep up with traffic flow but there is no need to be in such a rush that you have to floor it everywhere. I don't drive like an old woman, but I don't drive like a maniac. When I am first in line at a light, I go at a moderate pace and the people behind me are never very far or very close to my bumper. I would agree that 5 over is reasonable in most cases as well.

You can spare me the pity party. I wasn't chastising you as much as I was responding in the same tone as your first post was. You sounded somewhat arrogant and superior like you were angry because everyone else is stupid. You changed your tone completely in your next post.

If you get angry in the car, you really should figure out how to calm yourself down. It's not worth it. People will do stupid things. I'm sure I've done stupid things and I'm sure you have as well, even if you didn't realize it. Getting pissed at someone does no good and it distracts you from driving, and being angry generally is worthless anyway in this type of situation. It accomplishes nothing. Someone pulled out in front of me on the way to work this morning, and of course I muttered to myself "wtf", but that was the end of it and I resumed my current thought of where I wanted to eat lunch within the next 2-3 seconds. I just don't see the point in getting upset. I used to though, so I understand what you are saying, but I grew out of it.
 

mugs

Lifer
Apr 29, 2003
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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

You failed to see the point. Nice try with the blindness thing though. That was mildly humorous.

You are much more likely to be involved in an accident if you are speeding, even if you aren't the cause of it. Other people are more likely to misjudge your speed and pull out in front of you, or a pedestrian will walk when they think they have time. I never said it would be completely your fault, but it could happen. Reducing that chance is worthwhile. Lastly, that wasn't an absurd emotional argument at all. If you hit a pedestrian going faster than 15-20, you essentially plowed them.

Yeah, see I pay attention when I'm driving. When I'm approaching an intersection, I always keep an eye on the drivers and pedestrians. If they don't look at me, or if they look at me then look away as if they're going to go, I slow down. I do that because I've learned from experience that I'm surrounded by idiots on the road - many of them are slow drivers. People who don't pay attention to their surroundings. I always laugh when people talk about their driving skill and "knowing their limits" - to me, being a good driver is all about paying attention and being aware of your surroundings. Driving the speed limit does not make you a good driver or a safe driver, it makes you a slow driver. Being aware of your surroundings makes you a good driver and a safe driver, and I'm always aware of my surroundings. That's why I've never gotten in an accident (despite the efforts of the other drivers on the road to crash into me), and my wife totaled her car despite being a speed limit driver.

Just keep to the right and stay out of our way.
 

DivideBYZero

Lifer
May 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Only in the most dire emergencies would I ever consider speeding, and then I would do so with focus and awareness so as to prevent as much recklessness as possible. You see, I'm a good person and as such I don't believe I have the right to threaten the lives of countless innocent people by screwing around in an automobile. As the poll is demonstrating most of you are ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless wastes of human flesh who should have your licenses permanently revoked, if not serve jail time or execution for your determined potential attacks upon others. But hey, I'd expect nothing more from the general populace.

So until you are speeding you're laying back in your seat, eating quesadillas, fucking your cat and pissing about with the radio. Only then do you pay attention, focus and have some awareness.

I'd rather you were an ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless waste of human flesh. At least that way you'd be paying attention.
 

MrDudeMan

Lifer
Jan 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

You failed to see the point. Nice try with the blindness thing though. That was mildly humorous.

You are much more likely to be involved in an accident if you are speeding, even if you aren't the cause of it. Other people are more likely to misjudge your speed and pull out in front of you, or a pedestrian will walk when they think they have time. I never said it would be completely your fault, but it could happen. Reducing that chance is worthwhile. Lastly, that wasn't an absurd emotional argument at all. If you hit a pedestrian going faster than 15-20, you essentially plowed them.

Yeah, see I pay attention when I'm driving. When I'm approaching an intersection, I always keep an eye on the drivers and pedestrians. If they don't look at me, or if they look at me then look away as if they're going to go, I slow down. I do that because I've learned from experience that I'm surrounded by idiots on the road - many of them are slow drivers. People who don't pay attention to their surroundings. I always laugh when people talk about their driving skill and "knowing their limits" - to me, being a good driver is all about paying attention and being aware of your surroundings. Driving the speed limit does not make you a good driver or a safe driver, it makes you a slow driver. Being aware of your surroundings makes you a good driver and a safe driver, and I'm always aware of my surroundings. That's why I've never gotten in an accident (despite the efforts of the other drivers on the road to crash into me), and my wife totaled her car despite being a speed limit driver.

Just keep to the right and stay out of our way.

That statement is so asinine and cliché.

I never said driving the speed limit automatically makes you a better driver. It reduces your chances of getting into an accident, your fault or not, and that's true. I've never had an accident or a ticket either, so what is your point?
 

MrDudeMan

Lifer
Jan 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Only in the most dire emergencies would I ever consider speeding, and then I would do so with focus and awareness so as to prevent as much recklessness as possible. You see, I'm a good person and as such I don't believe I have the right to threaten the lives of countless innocent people by screwing around in an automobile. As the poll is demonstrating most of you are ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless wastes of human flesh who should have your licenses permanently revoked, if not serve jail time or execution for your determined potential attacks upon others. But hey, I'd expect nothing more from the general populace.

So until you are speeding you're laying back in your seat, eating quesadillas, fucking your cat and pissing about with the radio. Only then do you pay attention, focus and have some awareness.

I'd rather you were an ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless waste of human flesh. At least that way you'd be paying attention.

Wow. You fabricated a whole load of bullshit based on a complete and utter misinterpretation of what he said. Even if you can't see past the sarcasm, the bolded statement should have been enough to make you swallow that word vomit.
 

daniel1113

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Speeding shouldn't be a primary offense on highways, rural roads, and perhaps even most city streets. Reckless driving is dangerous, speeding is not.
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Your initial statement didn't sound like this at all. I accelerate in a timely manner but I take my time.

That's probably because you expect every young person to be a lead foot. You should stop generalizing people that drive properly as people that drive improperly.

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
I do not impede traffic flow. Accelerating slowly does indeed save gas, albeit very little. My point was that you should keep up with traffic flow but there is no need to be in such a rush that you have to floor it everywhere. I don't drive like an old woman, but I don't drive like a maniac. When I am first in line at a light, I go at a moderate pace and the people behind me are never very far or very close to my bumper. I would agree that 5 over is reasonable in most cases as well.

I see nothing wrong with that. Although I don't know how my original mention of a mile to accelerate up to speed confused you with what you do. I literally meant it takes people a mile to get up to speed (okay maybe 3/4 of a mile).

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
You can spare me the pity party.

It's not a pity party if I said it amused me.

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
I wasn't chastising you as much as I was responding in the same tone as your first post was. You sounded somewhat arrogant and superior like you were angry because everyone else is stupid. You changed your tone completely in your next post.

This goes along with the first statement, you're most likely assuming that I'm an evil young whippersnapper. I had no intention to sound arrogant, yet I will admit that I do think I am a better driver than most people. I don't feel like going into what I tend to do while driving, but I tend to take a lot of variables into account :). Sometimes I get bored and speed-match the car in front of me using small intervals on the accelerator. It's kind of fun if you ever get bored, you should try it out. Makes you put quite a lot of focus on the area in front of you and the distance between cars, etc.

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
If you get angry in the car, you really should figure out how to calm yourself down. It's not worth it. People will do stupid things. I'm sure I've done stupid things and I'm sure you have as well, even if you didn't realize it. Getting pissed at someone does no good and it distracts you from driving, and being angry generally is worthless anyway in this type of situation. It accomplishes nothing. Someone pulled out in front of me on the way to work this morning, and of course I muttered to myself "wtf", but that was the end of it and I resumed my current thought of where I wanted to eat lunch within the next 2-3 seconds. I just don't see the point in getting upset. I used to though, so I understand what you are saying, but I grew out of it.

My getting angry is typically as much as your scenario from this morning. It usually just involves me talking to myself with remarks like, "I can't believe they just did that" or whatever. Also, me getting angry doesn't really impede my driving. Thinking about it, I'm curious if it makes me focus more because rather than thinking about some random thing, I'll be focusing on how the driver ahead of me (if he was the person in question) is driving. I may point at speed signs, but I still keep quite a lot of attention on the road :p.
 

DivideBYZero

Lifer
May 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Only in the most dire emergencies would I ever consider speeding, and then I would do so with focus and awareness so as to prevent as much recklessness as possible. You see, I'm a good person and as such I don't believe I have the right to threaten the lives of countless innocent people by screwing around in an automobile. As the poll is demonstrating most of you are ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless wastes of human flesh who should have your licenses permanently revoked, if not serve jail time or execution for your determined potential attacks upon others. But hey, I'd expect nothing more from the general populace.

So until you are speeding you're laying back in your seat, eating quesadillas, fucking your cat and pissing about with the radio. Only then do you pay attention, focus and have some awareness.

I'd rather you were an ignorant, egocentric, self-centered, worthless waste of human flesh. At least that way you'd be paying attention.

Wow. You fabricated a whole load of bullshit based on a complete and utter misinterpretation of what he said. Even if you can't see past the sarcasm, the bolded statement should have been enough to make you swallow that word vomit.

Would you like to review and see how good YOU are at detecting sarcasm.

EAT YOUR OWN WORD VOMIT, GO ON, SPOON IT ON DOWN!
 

mugs

Lifer
Apr 29, 2003
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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: mugs

Just keep to the right and stay out of our way.

That statement is so asinine and cliché.

It's not asinine and cliché, it's the law. I admittedly ignore the law, but you claim to adhere to it. So adhere to all of it, and keep to the right so traffic can flow at it normal speed.
 

MrDudeMan

Lifer
Jan 15, 2001
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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: mugs

Just keep to the right and stay out of our way.

That statement is so asinine and cliché.

It's not asinine and cliché, it's the law. I admittedly ignore the law, but you claim to adhere to it. So adhere to all of it, and keep to the right so traffic can flow at it normal speed.

Yes, it is very cliché. You are saying it like it makes you sound tough, which is laughable. I do stay to the right unless I am passing. I never said I didn't. I merely pointed out how tough guy talk like that really makes it hard to take you seriously when you think you are part of some elite group of speeders.