Why am I the only sane driver on the road?
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 08:11AM
How pronounced was the change in excessive speeding [in Minnesota]? In 2019, there were 533 citations written for motorists driving more than 100 miles per hour. In 2020, there were 1,068 tickets written for driving 100 mph or more with a top speed recorded of 153 mph. Patch February 11, 2021
Drivers these days come in two varieties - reckless speed heads in giant pickup trucks and left-lane hogging old farts in Buick sedans doing 45 on the interstate. Period. I am the only sane driver on the highways and streets of Minnesota with a long held policy of driving exactly 12% above the posted speed limit.
When I started to ask myself why I seem to be tbe only good driver out there, it suddenly occurred to me that there are other good drivers out there - I just don't encounter them. Other good drivers are driving the same speed I am - or close to it - they will never pass me nor will I ever need to pass them. If they get on the highway a quarter mile ahead of me or a quarter mile behind me, that is where they will stay - out of sight and out of mind. And who can tell how fast drivers going in the opposite direction are travelling?
Perhaps the same thing holds true of politics. It is only the wing-nuts in both parties who get the notice, not those in the sensible center. What fun is it reading or viewing an opinion that is reasonable, inoffensive, or common sense? The speeders and lane-cloggers of social media are the only ones you really ever encounter. I but have faith that the great majority of people share my slightly off-center views.
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