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(PeteCresswell)

Per z:
The national 55MPH speed limit was a _real_ drag.

The most stressful driving I've ever encountered was in the state
of Maryland when they were writing tickets for either 56 or 61 (I
can't recall which). Traffic was backed up in these tight
little peletons where everybody was afraid to stretch it out a
little and, for reasons I don't claim to know, nobody slowed down
to get out of the pack. It was *really* bad.

OTOH, since people started driving a lot faster around here
(Southeastern Penna, Southern New Jersey), I find driving tb
significantly less stressful than it was before bc now I can
cruise the right lane for long periods of time at 70 without
overtaking anybody - whereas before, it was matter of repeated
lane changes to get past the people doing 60 in the right lane
yet stay out of the way of people going beyond my comfort level
in the left lane.
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Pete Cresswell