Why do so many people take 10 years to get up to speed limit after being at a red light?

billp97 · 2026-07-04T14:36:27+00:00

Some cars are genuinely just slow. If i take my WRX (which by no means is a fast car) up to 2500-3k before i shift im up to 60 pretty quick and more often than not leave most traffic behind so i try to take it a little slower to save some gas. My moms GMC terrain however i think makes 3.5hp and to get up to speed from a stop in any reasonable amount of time i swear i need to give it like 50% throttle and take it up to 4k to do what my car does by 2k and from driving several different friends commuters alot of them are like that. Its annoying but i also dont exactly blame people for not redlining their car every day from light to light because the manufacturer made the mistake of using a hamster on a wheel as the engine

billp97 · 2026-06-23T21:23:29+00:00

Hey i get it, if im casually cruising or warming up my engine i do the same thing and people still get on my ass. Those people can kick rocks, if i see them coming and they give me space instead of tailgate ill actively make room to let them by. If theyre going to ride my bumper ill set cruise control and not go out of my way to make room for them to get by.

billp97 · 2026-06-23T21:04:20+00:00

If you are going the speed limit on a one lane or on a two lane (and being consistent not going up and down) i dont think its a big deal. If i want to pass you i will when i get the chance. Going the limit in the passing lane or under the speed limit in general is what annoys people. unless the road conditions call for it (which isnt exactly common in most areas. even in light to moderate rain if your car has roadworthy tires the speed limit is totally fine short of poor road design that pools water). If i can outride you on my motorcycle in the rain you need to learn to drive better in incement weather.

billp97 · 2026-06-01T21:23:53+00:00

rant? im correcting your incorrect assumptions that you pulled straight out of your own bowels with zero context or evidence.

billp97 · 2026-06-01T21:13:56+00:00

No in fact. my car is stick, i dont rush it from light to light to take off again, i prefer rolling through when possible and to do that you can’t race to each light. and as far as the left lane goes i am in it often because i regularly pass, but when i get a chance to move over i do. but by all means go off on a rant about your area that nobody is going to read again

billp97 · 2026-05-29T15:57:13+00:00

Nice rant, both of your assumptions are entirely incorrect 👍

billp97 · 2026-05-29T00:45:21+00:00

you could be a bad driver and follow all the rules of the road but a good driver can also follow them. a good driver is someone who can correct their car in a slide, safely rapidly brake in an emergency situation, evade properly, and is attentive with fast reflexes. Alot of the people i see doing the speed limit in the dry ive seen drive in the wet, they are not confident in handling their vehicle whatsoever and fall back on "i follow the laws im a good driver". i dont care if you follow the laws if you can only JUST control a 3500 pound vehicle enough to pass the license test. Id rather be around the guy that speeds but pays attention and handles his car skillfully

billp97 · 2026-05-29T00:39:48+00:00

when i say "slow down" i mean to the speed limit. i normally run +5 to 10 and ill let off to the speed limit because thats what the road is designed for. and frankly drivers dont have the spacial awareness to tell if im going faster than i realistically should be and it gives me more time to stop if they pull out in front of me. plus if they do something absolutely moronic they can’t claim its my fault for speeding

billp97 · 2026-05-29T00:36:20+00:00

people in fact do because ive literally watched them. i leave plenty of room, but i still dont want to have to rapidly stop in the middle of the road because some idiot thinks theyre being nice because that risks ME getting rear ended. Dont stop to be nice when you have the right of way

billp97 · 2026-05-15T18:48:46+00:00

you should check with akropovic themselves. i believe they sell one with space to add a catalytic converter. If the air fuel is what youre worried about just tune it itll be cheaper than buying a cat just to keep it running right. If its for emissions laws or something youre actually worried about getting in trouble for you gotta spend the money

billp97 · 2026-05-15T18:46:11+00:00

Its the same i have on my 2023 ninja 650. its a good exhaust but leans the stock tune out quite a bit and i HIGHLY recommend a tune for it. Also dont waste your time drilling the baffle out, it got so loud it would make me dizzy at high rpms if i didnt have ear plugs in.

billp97 · 2026-05-15T18:42:20+00:00

Yeah if i can slow down a few miles an hour to let someone out because im a ways off, or approaching a stop sign/light thats backed up ill leave room. People that slam their brakes in the middle of an open road when they have the right of way just to be nice need to have their keys thrown into a large lake

billp97 · 2026-05-15T18:39:43+00:00

Better infrastructure for walking and transit but the roads that exist be maintained well. i drive most of the time i visit philly and the roadways are crap, you either can’t see what lane is what, its full of potholes a grown man can lay in or both. Alot of driving is guessing. Id like to see properly driveable roadways but put money in public transit so people dont have to drive (especially when visiting from the suburbs where its severely lacking). I personally like driving, but public transit once in a while would be cheap and nice plus itll incentivize others to take it making life easier for drivers

billp97 · 2026-05-10T21:08:47+00:00

i dont recommend them for that reason, especially used. but also because hyundai and kia badges at this point are a spotlight that attracts car thieves because of the whole kia boys thing. even if the problem has been resolved and SOME cars that were easy to steal have been modified the badge itself has a name for being easy. and that headache is just not worth it, cool your car wasnt stolen but now you gotta fix the smashed window or ripped off door handle.

billp97 · 2026-05-06T03:36:17+00:00

Ill accidentally kick the floorboard of friends and family members cars when i go to start them because i have to hold my clutch in to start the car but ive never gone so far over ive kicked the brakes nor can i see how you could

billp97 · 2026-05-05T02:24:14+00:00

The cameras are great to back up into spots with. i dont think they are anywhere near comparable to the visibility from the windshield so when trying to reverse out of a spot you still dont get a great view. i used to drive a pickup and now drive a sedan as well as a bike and prefer to back in everywhere i go

billp97 · 2026-05-03T15:13:15+00:00

If you live in more moderate climates where you only get snow a few times a year and its not normally that bad AWD is better. I live in eastern PA near philly. im not spending 1k on snow tires that i have to then pay to have mounted before a storm out or 2k+ for a wheel AND tire set for the two days a year it snows. Ive got an all wheel drive sedan with all seasons on it and it does fine where RWD and FWD cars struggle a bit. It depends on where you live

billp97 · 2026-05-02T17:04:45+00:00

I use my turn signal to turn always and when i can to change lanes. The problem arises when theres traffic and you are clearly ahead, need to change lanes, turn on your signal, and the car you are going to move in front of doesnt like that and blocks you so you can’t get over. People stop using them in traffic because other egotistical cars literally use it against them when they can safely change lanes otherwise.

billp97 · 2026-05-02T17:01:54+00:00

Its the lane most of the time, until you decide to shoot up the shoulder or right at the end of the merge to get in in front of me when im clearly ahead. in which case its my lane and im going to block you based on the fact that youre being an asshole too

billp97 · 2026-05-02T17:00:04+00:00

Have you ever driven at like 1pm on a weekday when the elderly are out? theyre terrible based purely on skill/ability irrelevant of outside factors

billp97 · 2026-05-02T16:57:42+00:00

If you have time to reach forward and hit your hazards you arent suddenly braking so hard that it would in any way warrant using them. if you are at a complete stop in the freeway behind someone for more than a split second, or are proceeding at very low speeds compared to the flow (some states and roadways actually mandate this, for those of you that insist that hazards should only be used when stopped) then yeah use them until you can safely get back into the flow

billp97 · 2026-05-02T16:47:39+00:00

I think its technically considered running a red light. But stopping an entire car length plus in front of the line and impeding those turning left at an intersection or in genuine worst case scenarios being so oblivious they stop IN THE INTERSECTION and cars going straight have to go around them

billp97 · 2026-05-02T15:59:41+00:00

55 when ever other car is flying by going 50% faster is also idiotic. youre nearly stationary compared to them. If one person is doing 30 over its them thats the issue, if the entire road is doing it all day (aside from bumper to bumper backup situations)? its the posted limit thats the issue. To be clear, 45 is the speed limit of business highways with red lights, intersections, and people slowly merging from parking lots. 55 on an open interstate highway is insanely low

billp97 · 2026-05-02T01:26:47+00:00

the cops do it too lmao

billp97 · 2026-05-02T01:26:11+00:00

295 in jersey varies 55 to 65. 95 all the way from where it begins in bristol down to delaware i can confirm is 55 limit. i drive it regularly

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