What's worse / more rude?

[Malachi256]

The person driving 5 below the speed limit, or the person tailgating them?

[Azadina]

The person tailgating them.

[Gamdwelf]

Tail gating its a maximum not a mandate. Just go around.

[Calzaeth]

They're both douchebags.

If I HAD to pick one, I'd say the slowpoke, for slowing down the lane.

[Ripster42]

Tailgating. The person might be driving 5mph below the speed limit solely because they're being tailgated, because that's what drivers ed teaches you do to, slow down when being tailgated.

[Ave07]

Tailgating

[Lady Dragonheart]

The tailgating person is both worse and significantly more rude.

[Guyv3r]

People passing you in a roundabout at full speed, only for you to be stuck tailgating them cause they decide to go slowly after that...
Slow people suck.

[Scyclone]

I'd say both.

The tailgator is an asshole, but the slowpoke is a danger to themselves and everyone around them. I really feel the speed limit system should be reworked.

On the high way, for example, 70 should be the new minimum (within reasonable circumstances) with a set range above it, say 10-15 miles over. Then allowing for strict ticketing/enforcement beyond that.

Slow drivers cause more harm than fast drivers, swerving/lane jumping drivers cause more harm than either of them.

By enforcing a need to be a fast driver (Especially in the fast lane), you lower the dangers of people acting aggressively due to road rage or impatience. Thus lower the amount of swerving/lane jumping, and effectively keeping cars in the same lane for the greater majority of their transit. It really does prevent accidents from even happening.

[Joathen]

The person driving 5 below the speed limit, or the person tailgating them?

It depends; if I'm on the highway and the limit is 70 I'll usually cruise in the right lane doing 65-68, my tires are currently starting to bald and the car is having some intake issues currently so I refuse to push it just because somebody wants to shave off two or three minutes on their way to wherever- or in the rain, can't stand people tailgating me when I do 60-65 in a torrential downpour.

On a residential or city street if it's 35 or 45 I go at the actual speed limit and don't care for people going 25 or 35 as it just slows everything down and congests traffic, not gonna' rage at people going 5 below however, sometimes people need that extra five mph difference to read signs and figure out where they're going.

[Kathandira]

The person driving 5 below the speed limit, or the person tailgating them?

The tailgater. Law may permit going slightly under the speed limit. But law prohibits tailgating.

[slime]

if the slow person is in the left lane (in the US) they are the asshole, if not the tailgater is.

[Sunseeker]

Tailgating presents a substantially higher risk to both drivers and everyone on the road than driving 5 under. The speed limit is the LIMIT, not the requirement.

[ItachiZaku]

if the slow person is in the left lane (in the US) they are the asshole, if not the tailgater is.

Yep, that's what I was going to say.

[the game]

The slow driver is worse. If they aren't comfortable driving the speed limit then they should either not be driving or they should move over so the people who want to drive the speed limit can go around them. They're causing a problem for everybody else.

[Reeve]

If in the fast lane, the slow person is worse. If in the slow lane, the tailgater is worse.

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Tailgating presents a substantially higher risk to both drivers and everyone on the road than driving 5 under. The speed limit is the LIMIT, not the requirement.

Driving 5 miles per hour under the limit causes far more extensive erratic driving behavior behind that driver than a single person tailgating.

[Forgettable]

if the slow person is in the left lane (anywhere) they are the asshole, if not the tailgater is.

Fixed that for you.

[Stacyrect]

Whenever I get tailgated I intentionally slam on my breaks to see if they rear end me so I can sue them. Including cops

[Septik]

if the slow person is in the left lane (in the US) they are the asshole, if not the tailgater is.

ya id agree on this as well. if you can pass, do it. if you cant, tough titties.


but it does beg the question; who the fuck came up with the max speed system? why has there never been a minimum speed listed?

the max should be implied (but still listed) depending on the type of road. the min should be enforced as strictly as the max cause it is just as dangerous.

[Gheld]

Driving 5 miles per hour under the limit causes far more extensive erratic driving behavior behind that driver than a single person tailgating.

The only person to correctly blame when an irrational idiot responds to frustration by behaving like a bag of dog shit is the irrational idiot.