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Originally Posted by Gpsma
Why is everyone in a rush? Medical emergency? or is the liquor store closing soon?
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This is a recurrent theme on TOTV---"We're retired, what's the rush?". So I'll risk taking a 75-25 unpopular opinion.
First of all, I personally don't speed in TV, and won't defend it. So these comments are really addressed to the issue of following the speed limit vs. driving significantly below it.
BEFORE we were retired, we had lots of things to do. We needed to get to work on time, pick up the kids from school on time, get them to their soccer game on time, etc. We didn't budget extra time for dealing with drivers going 10 mph under the speed limit, and were (?appropriately) frustrated when we encountered them.
NOW, that we are retired, we have lots of things to do, just more fun. People want to get to their tee time, medical appointments, club meetings etc. on time. We don't want to spend our time dawdling on the roadways just because we are retired, there are plenty of better things to be doing, especially as our time on Earth gets more and more limited.
IF someone, due to deteriorating vision, loss of reflexes or loss of driving skills needs to go slower, that's fine, I want them to be safe. But don't expect us to stay behind someone going 20 in a 35 zone or be happy about it, just because we are "retired"
Then there is the small subset of drivers who think they should make the rules for everyone else. These are the people who plant themselves in the left lane of 466/466A/44 and drive 30-35 in a 45 zone because THEY think it is fast enough. Guess what?---you don't make the laws or enforce them, and I don't answer to YOU. If someone wants to speed, that's between them, their conscience, and LEO. MYOB!, and get in the right lane