[idopmstuff]

> But one thing I have learned by driving 50k miles these past few years is that you never actually get there meaningfully faster. So really, everyone is better off if they just slow down and hit that cruise control.

Depends what you're driving on. If it's a freeway where you're going to hit stretches of traffic anyway or roads where there's stop signs and lights, sure. When I'm on the 5 going from SF to SD, though, yeah, the clown who's doing 60 in the left lane for miles while holding me up is very much increasing the amount of time I have to spend on the road.

[wombatpm]

Chicago to Minneapolis is approximately 420 miles. At 60mph that’s a 7 hr drive. At 70mph it’s 6 hrs. At 80 it’s 5 hrs 15 min.

When I was making that drive every other week I hated the slow pokes. There are only some many times you can look forward to a stop in Tomah, WI

[billforsternz]

I don't know, as a non-American, Tomah Wisconsin sound exactly like the kind of place you could get a nice grilled cheese or a decent hamburger at a diner unchanged since the 1950s, with a bottomless cup of coffee and a nice slice of apple pie from a friendly middle aged waitress called Flo or similar who would no doubt call you hon. I'd look forward to stopping there.

[dr_dshiv]

If it is like most of small town america, they replaced the diner with a soulless strip mall back in the 90s. You can stop at the Burgerking or Dollar General now.

[XargonEnder]

As an American who has never been to Wisconsin this is pretty much what I would imagine as well.

[b112]

Quebec to Palo Alto, I've done the drive in 3 days, and 5, usually 4. All due to weather, construction, and slow pokes or not.

[rhino369]

The restaurants in Mauston, WI seem cleaner/better. That’s where I always stopped between Chicago and Hayward.

[bigyikes]

Yeah. Going a bit faster on your morning commute won’t change much. But it does legitimately add up on longer drives.

Not to mention, waiting behind a needlessly slow driver is just annoying. Mental costs are real, especially when operating heavy machinery.

[DangitBobby]

It adds up over a week of morning commute as well.

[Fatnino]

Speaking of the 5...

What's the deal with a truck going 54 in the right lane being overtaken by another truck going 55 in the left lane? Does he not see him? Slow down, let him in, and the rest of us can get on with our day.

[jacquesm]

In Germany they call that 'Elefantenrennen' (Elephant Races).

[mint2]

Isn’t the speed limit 70 on I5? Those going 65 are usually trucks passing other trucks.

[idopmstuff]

Yep, but it just takes one moron :/