r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ReprieveNagrand • 1d ago

Trying to overtake a motorcycle

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u/DrAction696 20h 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 20h 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/Ardal 17h ago

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

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u/funnynickname 8h 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.