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Originally Posted by Laker14
I've read many of those links and what you fail to mention in your repeated references to the issue is that they are referring to drivers who drive " 10mph below the average speed" being 6 times more likely to be involved in an accident.
This being especially a problem on multi-lane roads with the slow driver in the left lane.
What they don't mention is the degree of severity of the accidents and how the severity relates to the speed of the vehicle. They do mention that a significant number of the accidents that are "caused" by slow drivers are the result of impatience on the part of drivers stuck behind slow drivers.
Also, they discuss that slow drivers are often poor drivers, and distracted drivers. Those most likely to drive excessively slowly are older drivers who don't see well, feel intimidated by driving fast, and brand new drivers who aren't yet comfortable in fast traffic.
As dangerous as they are, we really don't want them driving faster.
What your incessant claim that slow drivers are more dangerous than speeders doesn't acknowledge (EVER) is that it is not the overall speed of the driver that makes them dangerous, it's the difference between the speed of the slow driver and the general flow of traffic that makes them dangerous. So, if we are talking about I-95, we have one set of circumstances, and if we are talking about Buena Vista Blvd we have another. The speed limit on BV is 35. If that were enforced at 40mph, we'd see fewer cars going 50, and the poor soul going 30 in the right lane wouldn't be such a danger.
Now, onto the topic at hand: Morse, north of 466. Nowhere in any of your links do they apply this "slow drivers are more dangerous than speeders" logic to roadways shared with golf cars. Again, the speed limit is not enforced. If it were, you'd have less of a differential of speeds between the golf cars and the big cars, and that I would make it safer.
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Surprisingly, I agree with most of that. Most of the problems with slow drivers ARE on high speed highways. And differential speed does determine severity. I have driven that segment of Morse a lot and rarely see ridiculous speeds. Also, the thread was primarily addressing the crossover southbound at the 466 gate, where speed isn’t really an issue since cars are either slowing down for the southbound gate or just coming through the northbound gate. I think I already posted what happens there. As far as not wanting unskilled drivers to go any faster, I’ll go further and state that I don’t want them driving at all
I’m just not a big fan of Draconian solutions to relatively minor problems