It bugs me when people totally disregard the speed limit, either above or below. I do enjoy it when people blow by me and then I see them pulled over. Speeding tickets are such a waste of money!

If you do the math, that extra 10 mph doesn't really get you anywhere that much faster. If the speed limit is 60 mph, that's a mile a minute. If your drive is 60 miles, you'll get there in about an hour. If you go 70 mph, you're only going to get there a couple minutes faster. If you run into a stop light on the way, you're not saving much time at all and risk a $60+ speeding ticket.

Another thing that bugs me: when you're driving through construction and people wait until the last minute to get in the lane. If everyone just merges to the one or two lanes open before they get to the lane closure, the whole thing will go faster. less

It bugs me when people totally disregard the speed limit, either above or below. I do enjoy it when people blow by me and then I see them pulled over. Speeding tickets are such a waste of money!

If you do the math, that extra 10 mph doesn't really get you anywhere that much faster. If the speed limit is 60 mph, that's a mile a minute. If your drive is 60 miles, you'll get there in about an hour. If you go 70 mph, you're only going to get there a couple minutes faster. If you run into a stop light on the way, you're not saving much time at all and risk a $60+ speeding ticket.

Another thing that bugs me: when you're driving through construction and people wait until the last minute to get in the lane. If everyone just merges to the one or two lanes open before they get to the lane closure, the whole thing will go faster. less

Other than distracted drivers.
People who take it upon themselves to act "in loco parentis", Latin for "in the place of a parent" to force ME to slow down.

I regularly exceed the speed limit but only on either limited access roads ie Autobahn, Interstate Highway or out in the country with little or no traffic. You should know that for most of us who do that, it isn't a matter of saving time. It's primarily for the adrenaline rush.
Take heart though JR, my home state as of 01/01/2011 changed the law for exceeding the posted limit by forty mph or more to be a criminal offence with mandatory jail time. As such I have not driven over ninety four mph since.

Please if you are on a multi-lane highway and are not yourself a POLICE OFFICER and you see a little black car coming up fast behind you
Get the hell out of my way!

(no offence intended JR, there is a moderately amusing story behind the get out of my way statement) less

This gives me a twitch, actually. There have been multiple deaths in my state in the past couple of months from people speeding (not intoxication, not from being on the phone, not from falling asleep, just speeding) that kill other people. Speeding for pleasure should be kept to drag races, Nascar, and the like because normal, safe drivers just want to get to work, get their kids to school, get to their doctor's appointment, get to their family's home, etc. in one piece. less

Try to understand, it is someone's inattention that caused those untimely deaths you spoke about.
The majority of "normal, safe drivers" are thinking about their grocery shopping list, what their boss or spouse said to them, listening to music, etc. In other words thinking about anything else than what is going on around them.
When I or my other adrenaline addicted brethren are driving quite fast, NOTHING ELSE intrudes upon our concentration of what we are doing and what is going on around us.
If you consider ME to be a danger to you, so be it.
I am unapologetic. less

Whether you are paying careful attention or not, when you speed you're putting yourself and everyone else in danger. If you're going faster than the rest of the traffic, you have to weave in and out to avoid the "slower" vehicles, which are obeying safety laws. That alone increases your risk. Also, if there's an obstacle in the road, your stopping distance and reaction time are considerably cut. A deer, a water puddle that causes you to hydroplane, a car that slows down before exiting, a car stopped on the side of the road, etc. Also, the faster you go the less traction your tires have with the road. It's completely undeniable that you're a risky driver.

Plus I have never, ever met a repetitive speeder that is actually focused on the road, as they all claim to be. It's the same thing as people being on the phone and claiming they can multitask better than everyone else in the population. You're just kidding yourself and an accident waiting to happen.

But at least don't be mad at those obeying the laws when they don't move out of your way to continue to make the wrong, and illegal, decision to speed. Driving is a privilege, not a right, and can be revoked. less

Yes when I'd previously been driving in traffic over a hundred mph (my current sportscar is limited to one twenty and yes I've driven it at that limit in traffic) I've weaved in and out to get around slower vehicles.
I would however disagree that those "slower vehicles" were obeying safety laws, the law states "Slower Traffic Keep Right" In other words, "If you see a little black car coming up fast behind you. Get the hell out of my way!", I was in a courthouse when I originally made that statement.
You will never convince me that I should slow down when the need for speed hits me. Life's way too short to argue over such trivialities, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
If however you're really interested, keep watch for me to post on various topics here on EF. If I don't for quite some time I may very well be in jail from exceeding forty mph over the speed limit or dead from a collision.
In any case, I remain unapologetic.


BTW I too enjoy a nice leisurely drive at or even below the speed limit on the highway at night with the top down. less

When i'm driving I HATE when people touch me! I hate when people panick over the dumbest things, makes me wanna kick their asses out the car.

As a passenger, i hate when people don't avoid potholes. "/
I hate when people try to multitask when drive. If you need something done, ask me instead of risking my fucking life dammit! And last but not least, i hate when people drive FASSSTTTT for no reason. If it's an emergency or something, cool. But to drive fast just to do it, that's fuckery. less

Yes when I'd previously been driving in traffic over a hundred mph (my current sportscar is limited to one twenty and yes I've driven it at that limit in traffic) I've weaved in and out to get around slower vehicles.
I would however disagree that those "slower vehicles" were obeying safety laws, the law states "Slower Traffic Keep Right" In other words, "If you see a little black car coming up fast behind you. Get the hell out of my way!", I was in a courthouse when I originally made that statement.
You will never convince me that I should slow down when the need for speed hits me. Life's way too short to argue over such trivialities, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.
If however you're really interested, keep watch for me to post on various topics here on EF. If I don't for quite some time I may very well be in jail from exceeding forty mph over the speed limit or dead from a collision.
In any case, I remain unapologetic.


BTW I too enjoy a nice leisurely drive at or even below the speed limit on the highway at night with the top down. less

Although I am not a lane weaver and am extremely careful about not cutting people off, either, I tend to drive pretty fast at times.

I was pulled over at 3am driving home from a few hours away doing 106 (I believe?) although I didn't end up in court, just with a high-priced ticket. I have photos of my speedometer on various occasions because an ex of mine joked around when I explained why it took so long to get to her house that I was driving 60mph and she said "you know how to drive less than 20 miles over?!" so just for kick I took some photos but in most of them I'm doing 80+.

I do speed but only during safer conditions (not much traffic, other fast drivers)

My biological father died in a car crash, though, so I'm paranoid about when I drive fast, and don't dare lane weave. Not while driving fast, anyway. less

Today while driving on my way to work, I got to wondering what annoys you as a driver or, if you can't or don't drive, what annoys you as the passenger! For the first part this can be something that you encounter every day or only in certain areas, maybe you notice it more at one point (like holidays) rather than most of the time! But what really gets you ready to pull out that middle finger or lay on the horn? Passengers, does the driver do anything in particular that drives you crazy, or how about observing other drivers or people (or things?). Just try to keep this friendly (because you never know who is one of the offenders who does exactly what you're complaining about! less

When i'm driving I HATE when people touch me! I hate when people panick over the dumbest things, makes me wanna kick their asses out the car.

As a passenger, i hate when people don't avoid potholes. "/
I hate when people try to multitask when drive. If you need something done, ask me instead of risking my fucking life dammit! And last but not least, i hate when people drive FASSSTTTT for no reason. If it's an emergency or something, cool. But to drive fast just to do it, that's fuckery. less

Today while driving on my way to work, I got to wondering what annoys you as a driver or, if you can't or don't drive, what annoys you as the passenger! For the first part this can be something that you encounter every day or only in certain areas, maybe you notice it more at one point (like holidays) rather than most of the time! But what really gets you ready to pull out that middle finger or lay on the horn? Passengers, does the driver do anything in particular that drives you crazy, or how about observing other drivers or people (or things?). Just try to keep this friendly (because you never know who is one of the offenders who does exactly what you're complaining about! less