Is Slower "Safer"?

EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk



The mantra is that Slow is Safe. But Slow is often also oblivious – and sloppy.



Which tends to be dangerous, the opposite of safe.



The priests – and priestesses, more often – of The Safety Cult have not noticed.



The other day, I rolled up behind a car descending a mountain pass. The speed limit is 55 – the car was moping along at about 38 MPH. No, moping isn’t exactly the right word. It was randomly sashaying left then right, onto the shoulder – then across the double yellow.



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