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American Drivers Think Speeding Is Okay Because Everyone Else Is Doing It
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First of all, you'd be surprised how many car enthusiasts support good urbanism. They aren't mutually exclusive.
Second, the people in this thread aren't demonstrating love for cars anyway; they're largely merely acknowledging the factual reality that it really is dangerous to provoke a lot of extra lane changes and passing maneuvers by driving at a significantly different speed than the flow of traffic. Speaking of which, I've removed some of your other comments (specifically, the ones suggesting to do that and to pseudo-brake-check people who tailgate in response) in accordance with section 8.1 of the Lemmy.world TOS. Please don't make similar dangerous suggestions here again.
Hey power tripping mod, don't be an asshole.
It's not a brake check to lightly tap the pedal to flash the light. That's how you communicate to person behind you.
Why would you delete my comments in the name of danger but let everyone else who says you should drive above the speed limit stay?
Because one is done in an attempt to invite a collision and the one is done in an attempt to avoid a collision