I've never seen a need to get upset at people while driving. Everyone's at a different place as far as skills, vehicle capabilities, and mood. When I want to fly down the road I appreciate those who get out of my way, but I don't ride someone's bumper if they're hogging the fast lane out of some sense of entitlement or just because they're oblivious. I wait 'til there's an opening.
Likewise, on the occasions that I don't feel like flying down the road (running on a spare tire, talking on the phone, on deferred adjudication
), I hang out in the right lane, move to the middle or left to pass, and then move out of the way again. I'll also pull onto the shoulder if it's a 2 lane road to let faster traffic pass, just as I appreciate the truck hauling a horse trailer doing so for me when I'm in my speeding mode.I guess this is one aspect of my life that I'm perfectly ok with blaming on video games. The traffic out there is the level I have to beat to get to my destination. Getting upset over it doesn't help at all. Getting ticketed is the price you pay for speeding. I've done the math, and personally, it's more time/cost effective for me to speed and pay my tickets when I get them than to stick to the speed limit. It's more fun as well.
For those who don't have a grasp of common courtesy, well, that's why I love lane splitting on my bike.
As for all the laws about moving over or what's the definition of "normal" speed... I don't care. I know my abilities, what my car/bike's capable of, and the consequences of ignoring laws.
The way I see it, having a 2 lane road with 60 mph traffic separated by two yellow lines is about as safe as going 120 mph on a highway where oncoming traffic is separated by a concrete divider. I think anything over 20 or 30 miles an hour is unsafe, so I might as well make the most of it.
