I've been a speeder ever since I first got my license. My last speeding ticket, which was about ten years ago, was for driving 87 in a 55 mph zone. But gas prices these days have caused me to change my ways.To save money and gas, I've slowed down on the highway, which I've found actually makes a difference. I generally do 60 now (or five above whatever the posted speed limit is). What's funny is that most people around me on the highway don't do the same. There I am in the right lane chugging along while everyone is flying by. Now there are a few others in that right lane also driving slower, but not many. Sometimes I feel like an old man on a Sunday drive. And I think it's funny that I feel like I'm going slow at 6o mph.
I thought the new added violation fees here in Virginia (as much as $1050 for reckless driving, which that 87 mph ticket would have fallen under) would slow people down, but that hasn't necessarily happened.
5 comments:
You are right. I should slow down. I will try.
Be prepared to feel like an old lady as everyone passes you by :)
I have made a whole-hearted effort to slow down as I drive. You may want to try what I did.
I removed three of the pistons from my engine and now my care will only go 12 miles an hour. No highway trooper is going to fine me $1,085! Drive Safe!
When I lived in the DC area, I thought that the Beltway was the most dangerous road I'd ever traveled speed wise. Of course, most everyone followed the 'pass on the left' notion.
Then I moved to California where not only does everybody speed but they pay no attention whatsoever to the lane they're in or how fast they are going in it.
Gee Kvatch, I didn't think there could be traffic any worse than in the DC area.
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