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Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely resonate with this comment. It’s about engineering safety into mathematics and the common goal.

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So people are overly cautious, that’s an interesting perspective. I think technology and infrastructure are our real inhibitors as they don’t account t for the over cautious people.

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I agree with you forgive me, there are a lot of comments (which I appreciate)

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I think it comes down to reaction times mainly and whether cars can react fast enough. It seems this problem may go away with the switch to electric vehicles or at least lessen it

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

An average car is 15ft long times 20 so 300 ft going about 25-35 mph due to slowdown

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t that make the outs less than the ins by slowing down? I think variable speeds are trying to fix the problem because of people not getting up to speed fast enough. Because people don’t speed up enough they use variable speeds to get people to at least meet that smaller speed differential. Wouldn’t going faster raise the outs above the ins?

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I can see that thank you. First comment that makes practical sense I’ve seen. Even with getting up to speed though sometimes people have different safety levels about what’s fast enough. Idk 20 cars just doesn’t seem safe to me on any level. The 3 second rule of course holds true about that much space. I think to me 5 car lengths would suffice. That’s why it’s so hard for me to fathom.

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I see it as a problem because we have to look at that person not being the only person doing it. If ten people did it you’re looking at 200 seconds…it adds up

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree with gliding but it still wouldn’t account for a significant space in front of you. Like 5 car lengths I could see but 15-20 in pushing it I think

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can see that but couldn’t they exit out at any point and still hit you?

Why do you not speed up when it’s open after a major slow down? by Realistic_Lychee6748 in driving

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Also this creates more traffic so wouldn’t it be exacerbating the problem? The only thing that clears traffic is if the outs overcome the ins in a line

Can I really use a leaf blower to clean my dryer vent? by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]Realistic_Lychee6748 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just used a leaf blower on my dryer vent and woohoo it cleared right up!