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by pixelbash 2480 days ago
> Leaving all the other cars next to you in the dust is quite antisocial behavior actually.

As a motorcycle rider I disagree, it's the safest option for us.

I get that not everyone is pleased about it, though.

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Even on the bike you don’t accelerate full out. You are already way ahead with half power and full power acceleration from 0 is quite risky when you get wheel spin.
> As a motorcycle rider I disagree, it's the safest option for us.

Things are different if you're in a 4000+lb electric vehicle. The bigger the vehicle, the more polite it is to stick with the rest of traffic (or even let people pass you).

According to you.

From a safety perspective, in stop and go traffic, the heavier the vehicle the more I want it traveling in front of me not behind me. Unless I'm certain I can completely escape its field of influence like when splitting lanes on a motorcycle.