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Originally Posted by nehalita

eh, don't you get run over if you're going below 80? well okay i'm stretching it but going AT the speed limit means you're going to get cut off by everyone on the road and that poses a greater safety hazard.

Actually, I'd sort of agree, at least on some freeways here. At times, the freeway will have an average volume or cars and the fast lane will maintain a speed of around 80mph. It is actually a pretty common thing. I've seen people go like 68 (speed limit is 65) in the fast lane and hold up traffic for about a mile. The freeway was free and clear in front of them and packed behind them. Everyone's got somewhere to be, and most people want to get there faster. And when you encounter someone just "out for an afternoon drive" I'd say a significant percentage of drivers don't like that. I know I don't. If the freeway is flowing at a good rate, I go with the flow, even if the flow is faster than the speed limit.

Also, one kind of funny thing is that quite a few times cops have come up right behind me when I'm doing 75-80mph. And every single time it turns out that they were only trying to get around me, and then they do, and proceed to accelerate up to about 90mph.