The experience they sell to you vs the experience you get

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This, in my opinion, is the number one source of road rage: drivers unrealistically expect to zoom around fast, yet it never happens. So they rage.
- I love watching them angrily pass me to only make it like 3 cars ahead
  
  3 cars? I've seen people do crazy stunts to either end up one car ahead or worse overtake me only find me again at the next traffic light
  
  I think a lot of people get in these unhealthy mind tracks when they’re driving all the time. Passing subconsciously seems like it will speed up the time you’re stuck in traffic or dealing with uncertainty.
  In reality, just allowing things to flow the way they will and going with it is a much less stressful existence.
  
  In reality, just allowing things to flow the way they will and going with it is a much less stressful existence.
  Or it would be, if you weren't still surrounded by brain dead shitheels operating massive deadly weapons like they're in a fucking demo derby.
  
  I'd say it's more like a slalom. Your vehicle just happens to be an obstacle preventing them from getting a new personal best on this run.
  
  There’s only so much you can do in this situation. You probably can’t fix their issues but you at least have a much better chance of being proactive in not falling into the same pattern.
  
  You’re right and I get it. When I was younger I use to think I needed to switch multiple lanes to pass cars to get to my destination faster.
  I didn’t drive aggressively and cut people off, but I noticed most of the time you maybe only save a minute or two on your trip, so honestly it’s not even worth it.
  Now I’m just fine with cruising, going the speed limit, and reaching my destination safely. It’s much more relaxing.
  Sigh I miss using the train when I lived in Japan.
  
  Adaptive cruise makes this even easier. Also I use it to draft big vehicles like camper trailers on long trips and get 45+mpg in my Outback.
  
  I just wish I could control the acceleration on mine
  It's good that it gently slows down when I approach cars but once it's clear it fucking floors it
  
  Yeah. Also my cruise control doesn't work well when towing a trailer on anything other than flat ground but part of that is the cruise control system and part is the CVT. You'll be cruising along nice, and a gentle slope appears. It won't react at first, then fucking redlines it, over shoots the speed so it goes completely off the throttle, applies low throttle when you get to the speed, gets 3 mph too slow and redlines it again. Probably my biggest complaint about that car. Overall I like it though.
  
  So true. These people damn near cause accidents just to rush to the next red light. I just don’t understand the amount of aggressive drivers on the road.
  You’ll wish you would have taken your time once you find yourself in an accident and hopefully it didn’t cause the life of another person.
  
  Happens on normal roads by me all the time. Nearly got rear ended by a douchebag in a BMW (redundant) because I dared not run a red light. Then he zoomed around me when it turned green, zig zagged back and forth across the 2 lanes for miles. And then we ended up side by side at a light way down the road.
  Bravo, nearly wrecked a few times for a nice 0s gain

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