https://www.thehour.com/news/article/new-canaan-route-15-merritt-parkway-crash-fatal-19945832.php
The article mentions nothing of speeding
For me, it shows you need to be aware what’s going on around you
We’ll all . . . except you . . . continue to drive safely with the flow of traffic, which is typically a few mph faster than the actual speed limit
But you’ll continue to drive very slowly, well under the speed limit, holding up the flow of traffic, enraging other drivers and causing a dangerous situation
Your article changes nothing
Why did you post it?
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I didn’t read the article. Can’t waste my time. I’ve been driving well over 50 years and I’ve seen and read many reports on traffic safety. I know for a FACT that driving below the prevailing speed limit is DANGEROUS to the driver and everyone else on the road - especially in moderate to heavy traffic. Those are FACTS.
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52mph in a 55 is not “well under” posted. It is within the law, 40min to max 55mph.
And in most cases it’s well below the prevailing speed limit of all the other drivers who are doing 60+…Driving 52mph when everyone else is doing 60+ is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS to you and everyone around you.
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A thousand wrongs don’t make it right!
The ones who should be enforcing the speed limits are otherwise occupied.
When my wife’s aunt couldn’t keep up with traffic anymore she stopped driving.
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Not the same thing exactly. I make a conscious effort to drive within the law.
It adds five minutes to a trip from Stamford to Bridgeport CT, and, at most, ten minutes from Stamford to the state capitol.
Doing 65 in a 55, on the other hand, means occasional brake checks up ahead, and lane changes. Those extra seconds can accumulate into additional minutes to ones trip.
The one that is going that much slower than the rest of the traffic, is the one that stands a better chance of being pulled over.
Sticking out like that gets the LEO’s attention, They will pull you over just to see if you are impaired.
The speed difference between vehicles is a far greater creator of accidents than speeding alone. Going 50 when all around are going 64mph is more dangerous than keeping up with the speed of the other cars. Researchers have determined that in several studies.