Are we all heavy footers now when it comes to driving?

[Doppel]

It seems like more and more that everyone seems to floor the car whenever the light turns green. What's the big rush? Are we in a hurry all the time? Maybe this is just a symptom and is a greater reflection on how we live our lives.

I can understand it during weekday mornings when you have to get to work but it happens all the time. Weekday or weekend.

Maybe since I don't drive with a heavy foot I notice it more.

Sometimes one wishes that he was in a more rural area with less traffic.

I'm letting off some steam. (I'm just as bad at times too when it comes to rushing so I'm not any better). I shouldn't be making this a big deal either. It is what it is.

I floor constantly. The rush is life. Too many are apathetic when they drive. I wonder why their lives are so bland they seem not to care when they get where they are going.

 

[Doppel]

So lets say you're going to be turning right about 2 or so medium sized blocks up ahead. Is it worth it to speed up dramatically in order to pass a car in front of you so you can save 1 or 2 seconds?

I do that all the time. The older I get the less patience I have for people holding me up. I can't wait until cars are all self-driving. Driving assertively has saved me a lot of time over the years, I've made many lights by such small amounts of time I wouldn't have if not for how I drive. So far I have zero moving for my entire driving history.

 

[raildogg]

I floor constantly. The rush is life. Too many are apathetic when they drive. I wonder why their lives are so bland they seem not to care when they get where they are going.

Hmm, so driving in a smooth way means your a boring person?

One obviously cares where they are going but being in a constant state of rush is not very healthy, mentally or physically. You will get there. Maybe 2-5 minutes later or so but it will be alright.

 

[Doppel]

Hmm, so driving in a smooth way means your a boring person?

One obviously cares where they are going but being in a constant state of rush is not very healthy, mentally or physically. You will get there. Maybe 2-5 minutes later or so but it will be alright.

You may be right but dammit I am impatient, argh!!

 

[sourn]

The only thing that just really gets under my skin, is when somebody pulls out in front of you causing you to have to brake check hard. Instead of hitting the gas they just putt along.

But ya I got to be careful with my foot also lol. It's very heavy, and if I floor it the guy behind me probably isn't gonna like it to much.

 

[sdifox]

err, why necro?

Anyway, I drive a two ton (metric) boat, I have to floor it :biggrin:

 

[destrekor]

I made a 500 mile trip last week. As an experiment, I drove the speed limit the entire way. What I learned is that people are even bigger idiots than I had suspected. Driving excessively fast, one doesn't interact with the morons for very long and thus misses out on the nuances of human stupidity. Driving the speed limit offers ample opportunities to observe really bad driving.

Didn't see this post before:

why do you think I like to drive fast and get away from the packs? (one reason of a few, at least)

People scare the shit out of me with how immeasurably, ridiculously stupid they can be when presented with a vehicle and a road. I've known a few people who are pretty normal but I just can't the things they do on the road. I haven't met/known the ridiculously retarded drivers, but some of my friends and people I've known in life have made "dumb driving decisions" a fairly routine occurrence, a few that have presented very near-miss moments.

I've avoided an epic number of accidents thanks to heads-up driving on my part, no thanks to the morons who moments ago went full retard and did some move I could barely predict.

I've only been driving a decade - it feels depressing knowing I can predict some of the worst mistakes, or at least have the driving ability to narrowly avoid them the moment I see something afoul.

It also feels extremely depressing knowing I still have many more decades behind the wheel surrounded by these morons.
There is no light at the end of the tunnel, is there? It's probably just a moron parked in the middle of the road, perpendicular to traffic, taking a picture of a dead animal on the road right at the tunnel's exit.

 

[SampSon]

It depends on which car I'm driving. WRX is tough not to get on, like all the time.

Even with the family forester it takes actual effort to accelerate as slow as many people do. I can short shift the pig at like 2k reps with no throttle and I'm still running away from half the people on the road. Possibly just a function of manual shift or people just really trying hard to go as slow as humanly possibly in a car.

 

[raildogg]

Drive consistently and not erratically. Slow down when there is some vehicle on the side of the road. Give way sometimes. That's all.