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

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