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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee
...I have just returned from business on 441 and came back into TV through El Camino Real. I have what the family liked to refer to as a "lead foot" when I drive, I was overtaken by almost every car driving the left lane. Most of the traffic was doing close to 50mph, if not more...
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Where do you need to go so fast? We are retired
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So in other words, since you're retired everyone else should drive like they're retired, or adjust their life to suit you. I've been driving since 1966 without an accident, with one caveat, so whatever I've been doing must work. I can tell you, I don't drive slow, but I know how to handle a vehicle.
I've lived around retired people all my life. I grew up in St. Petersburg, the town Johnny Carson once called 'the city of the walking dead'. In 1975 I drove only a motorcycle for an entire year, to work, to play, at night, in the rain, in love bugs. Retired people tried to run me off the road every chance they could. I've become a defensive driver from my years in Pinellas County, but yet, I can move through traffic with no problems.
An accident can happen at any speed, and especially when not expecting it. My caveat was two months ago when I was waiting to exit the Marathon station on 466A and after 50 years of no accidents a guy rear ends my car. He explains he has MS disease and his leg is stiff and he was sorry, but missed the brake pedal. Fortunately he had good insurance, my repairs were $2400 plus a 2 week car rental.
Where do you need to go so fast? We are retired. So this is how we should be.
This is what scares me the most. The two hands locked on the wheel, head straight ahead driver.