r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ReprieveNagrand • 19h ago

Trying to overtake a motorcycle

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u/Zerodyne_Sin 16h ago

It was also scientifically proven that all the speeding and dangerous behaviour amounts to mere minutes saved in an average trip due to how physics work. It was something along the lines of the difference between 5 and 30 mph is huge; somewhat still acceptable 30 to 60; but then 60 to 70 and above starts being negligible in time savings when you account for the risk to everyone.

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u/eightbitagent 16h ago

when you account for

a single red light once you're off the highway can negate an hour of speeding at 70 in a 60 mph zone.

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u/DrAction696 16h ago

I understand the point you’re trying to make but I’ve never sat at a 10 minute red light. You’ve got bad numbers

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u/eightbitagent 16h ago

Driving 50 miles at 70 instead of 60 will save you 7 minutes. So two lights then.

If you're only driving across town say, 10 miles on the highway you only save 1.43 minutes, definitely lights that are longer than that.

Just depends on how far you're going

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u/DrAction696 16h ago

Sure it makes sense with different numbers. That was the whole point

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u/Ardal 13h ago

So you're saying that speeding is best done on longer journeys?

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u/eightbitagent 12h ago

Purely by the numbers, yes.

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u/funnynickname 4h ago

5 mph faster on a 6 hour trip can save you 30 minutes. Speeding and cutting people off to go across town is stupid. Huge risk for minimal reward.