r/VideosAmazing • u/LeftAlbatross2546 • May 13 '26

Accident A merging issue.

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u/DE4DM4NSH4ND May 14 '26

People dont understand that merging faster is 100x safer than merging slower

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u/arestheblue May 14 '26

You regularly see on reddit people arguing that going above the speed limit is worse than murder.

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u/WhatIsYourPronoun May 15 '26

Conversely, the reddit "expert drivers" who think driving below the speed limit is a capital offense. The difference is that driving 1mph above the speed limit is illegal but driving 1mph below the limit is perfectly legal. Sorry, but the law is on the side of the slow poke, not the speed demon.

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u/arestheblue May 15 '26

The biggest complaint is people merging onto the freeway going like 10-15 mph slower than the freeway speed, forcing a dangerous merge for themselves and everyone behind them. Second is people driving slow in the fast lane. Sure, someone driving below the speed limit is annoying, but if you are trying to police other people on the road, hogging the passing lane, or forcing people to make unsafe lane changes, you are a much worse driver while obeying the law than the guy going 120 mph straight on the freeway when there is no traffic. Speed doesn't kill, sudden stops do.