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?

  • Zozano@aussie.zoneEnglish
    313·
    10 months ago

    People don’t realise how little time they save by speeding and weaving in and out of traffic.

    Just chill. You can spend 20 minutes relaxed and comfy, or 19 minutes gripping your wheel with white knuckles, screaming at grandmas and jacking off at red lights.

    Choose wisely.

    • MajorHavoc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      It is quite satisfying to amble up next to them at the next light… And the one after that… And the one after that.

      Edit: I don’t recommend rolling down the window and shouting “IT’S NOT WORKING! WEAVE HARDER! WEAVE HARDER!” at them. I think about it, but I don’t recommend it.

    • dmention7@lemm.ee
      English
      14·
      10 months ago

      I’ll admit it took me way too long to learn this one, but man, commuting is so much less stressful when you can take a zen approach and accept that 95% of your travel time is out of your control. Focus on some music or a podcast you enjoy and you probably won’t even care if it takes you an extra minute or two to get there.

    • Honytawk@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      I agree.

      But some people are really irritating to drive behind. So sometimes overtaking them is the only way to have a zen commute.

        • TeckFire@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          100%. If I see a driver sifting back and forth over the edges of both sides of their lanes, I’m 100% going to stay backed rn further than I usually do. Until I have a clear shot to pass them, and them I’m going to slip by as quickly as possible and get some distance, because there is no way I’m sitting behind a wreck waiting to happen for a whole drive.