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  • suydamsuydam Member Posts: 5,154
    And if you’re on US 40, it’s long, straight, and has very few cars (many trucks, however).
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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,507
    suydam said:

    And if you’re on US 40, it’s long, straight, and has very few cars (many trucks, however).

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    It shouldn’t take too long to zip past them. Just make sure you have enough volts to do it as often as you’d like.

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,832

    It’s been well documented in traffic science that people drive what they feel comfortable and safe with. Which used to be how they set speed limits. Which is why if people are already driving at their comfort limit (say 75-80) they aren’t going to go faster just because the SL was raised from 55 or 65 to 75.

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 14,054
    stickguy said:

    It’s been well documented in traffic science that people drive what they feel comfortable and safe with. Which used to be how they set speed limits. Which is why if people are already driving at their comfort limit (say 75-80) they aren’t going to go faster just because the SL was raised from 55 or 65 to 75.

    I 100% agree. People generally always drive according to conditions. Most conditions are readily apparent. Failure to adjust for conditions is a mental error.

    If people do speed up it's because there are more and/or wider lanes and/or less traffic congestion, for example. Another common speed up causer is changing lanes to make them perceive you want to pass.

    I've noticed this in a lot of posted You Tube videos from dash cams highlighting the disease and symptoms of the Anti-Destination league because they pass leisurely. In my own practice, I've actually rarely dealt with this phenomenon as I've had 200+ HP vehicles since 2003 and I always pre-empt the practice by passing with authority. If they speed up (and I'm sure they usually do), it's almost always already "adjusted to" by my pre-emptive passing speed.

    Once in a blue moon someone will decide they want to be the faster driver and actually pass me after I passed them. I let them pass on the left.
    '18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 14,054
    My brother is retiring at 51 from being a career-long firefighter of some type for about 30 years. Of course, he's been for quite a bit now unofficially retired using accumulated leave until the end of the year. He said something about COLA likely outpacing what he gained from going an extra year, so that the extra year was quote "stupid to have done."

    My father did something similar retiring from being a State of CA worker and being able to use leave and sick time to retire a year later than he actually stopped working.

    As a lifelong private sector worker, must be nice.
    '18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,247
    And speaking of auto insurance, got my renewal; ~10% increase. My agent shopped, switched back to prior provider, rate steady, maybe a few $ drop as I got a $75 credit for donating to a favored charity.

    Who knew that doing good could pay?!

    '21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)

  • andres3andres3 Member Posts: 14,054
    corvette said:

    One thing that infuriates me is when someone will pull out to pass a semi and then basically match the speed of the semi for a mile or so, since it’s so safe to drive in the semi’s blind spot holding up traffic, then once they get ahead of it, they drastically speed up. Idiots.

    That's when you need a sidewinder missile equipped on your vehicle.
    '18 Porsche Macan Turbo, '16 Audi TTS, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion
  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,507
    andres3 said:

    corvette said:

    One thing that infuriates me is when someone will pull out to pass a semi and then basically match the speed of the semi for a mile or so, since it’s so safe to drive in the semi’s blind spot holding up traffic, then once they get ahead of it, they drastically speed up. Idiots.

    That's when you need a sidewinder missile equipped on your vehicle.
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    That could work but it’s only legal in CA.

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,832
    edited 3:37AM

    Winter arrived up north. Only 31 out. Probably got a frost so good luck to the new grass I Was trying to grow. House must be pretty well made at least. Upstairs where it should be cooler the thermometer on my clock said it was 65. At least that downstairs. And we have the heat shut off. High yesterday was about 68 so not like a ton of stored heat either.

    Very foggy too.

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

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