Originally Posted by
genec
Beg to differ... I believe how "comfortable" drivers are has a lot to do with their isolation from the road.
Sound proofing systems in cars, along with air conditioning and power steering coupled with good sound systems all work to "remove" the motorist from their environment. There is no feedback to the motorist to tell them they are moving too fast. A glance at the speedometer doesn't mean a thing as the numbers are just numbers.
Where once motorists drove around with windows rolled down and manual steering and were aware of the road and things around them, these days motorists are often only "connected" visually.
This "comfort" makes it easy to push on the gas pedal.
I concur, to the extent that I often use the cruse control to avoid being lulled into speed creep.
Another huge problem is that a given motorist will drive at what he/she perceives to be a safe speed, unaware of an approaching obstruction or hazard.
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