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Originally Posted by achoo
Fixed that for reality.
Yeah, that's more like it. The way I see it is, the motorists in general don't like to be slowed down, no matter how illogical it is. Those cars that illegally pass me on my morning commute (by crossing the double yellow) usually get stopped at the next light, and I easily catch up before the light turns green. It means their illegal overtaking doesn't save them a single second. Worse yet, they probably consume more gas by unnecessarily accelerating, as well as causing the brakes to wear out more.
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