I’m having trouble thinking of any places where the average speed is so much higher than the limit that the safety benefits of being closer to the speed of other cars would outweigh the safety benefits of slower driving.
Some parts of Route 2 in MA seem this way to me. Some of the stretches between I-95 and I-495 have a speed limit of 40-45 but an average speed of 65-70.
The MA drivers manual says to never drive over the speed limit (of course), but it also says to drive at the speed of traffic and not slow down cars behind you if you are in the second lane of a highway (p104). The intersection of these guidelines is unclear.
Some parts of Route 2 in MA seem this way to me. Some of the stretches between I-95 and I-495 have a speed limit of 40-45 but an average speed of 65-70.
Funnily enough, I drove this yesterday, and also happened to have a conversation with my kids about speeding. I tried driving exactly the speed limit, in the right lane, and while pretty much everyone was passing me, the speed delta was pretty low and it didn’t feel unsafe. I agree this is not how people usually drive that road, though.
The MA drivers manual says to never drive over the speed limit (of course), but it also says to drive at the speed of traffic and not slow down cars behind you if you are in the second lane of a highway (p104). The intersection of these guidelines is unclear.
My reading is that driving in the right lane, at the speed limit, is the maximally legal option?
Some parts of Route 2 in MA seem this way to me. Some of the stretches between I-95 and I-495 have a speed limit of 40-45 but an average speed of 65-70.
The MA drivers manual says to never drive over the speed limit (of course), but it also says to drive at the speed of traffic and not slow down cars behind you if you are in the second lane of a highway (p104). The intersection of these guidelines is unclear.
Funnily enough, I drove this yesterday, and also happened to have a conversation with my kids about speeding. I tried driving exactly the speed limit, in the right lane, and while pretty much everyone was passing me, the speed delta was pretty low and it didn’t feel unsafe. I agree this is not how people usually drive that road, though.
My reading is that driving in the right lane, at the speed limit, is the maximally legal option?