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What driving concept you feel that most drivers don't understand? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ll start. Stopping distance.

My commute is 95 miles one way to work, so I see a lot of the highway, in the rural part of the US. This means traveling at 70+ mph (112km/h) for almost the entirety of the drive. The amount of other drivers on the road who follow behind someone else with less than a car’s length in front of them because they want to go 20+ over the speed limit is ridiculous. The only time you ever follow someone that close is if you have complete and absolute trust in them, and also understand that it may not even be enough.

For a daily drive, you likely need 2-3 car lengths between you at minimum depending on your speed to accurately avoid hitting the brakes. This doesn’t even take into account the lack of understanding of engine braking…

What concepts do you all think of when it comes to driving that you feel are not well understood by the public at large?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I hate people who hang out in the passing lane as much as anyone, but for those overtaking at 15 mph over the speed of the rest of traffic, allow me to explain:

The rest of us can move over a lot sooner if everyone is driving predictably at a reasonable speed for current traffic conditions.

The person overtaking at 15 mph faster than the wisdom of the crowd - that person is causing the very delays that are slowing then down.

The rest of must move slower and change lanes slower until the reckless driver is well away from us.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

If there is traffic because two lanes merge, and you're passing slower cars to zoom up and merge at the last possible second, you're the reason there's traffic. Everybody else has to stop for your inconsiderate ass, and you don't get anywhere faster.

Match speed and merge without braking. If you have to brake to merge, you are the asshole.

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