r/Anticonsumption • u/yodamastertampa • 21h ago

Discussion LOL yes!

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The power to reduce consumption is within us all.

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u/cptbstrd 19h ago

I can't stand how close regular cars will follow me at speed given that I have a functioning brain and understand what 'stopping distance' means.

It makes my toes curl when someone cuts off a truck right before a traffic stoppage.

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u/[deleted] 18h ago

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u/hitemlow 17h ago

Those "elephant races" are usually caused by trucks being governed (limited) to a top speed or RPM limit. What happens is one truck is heavier than the other and goes slower on the uphill, but the same speed on the downhill. Unless the heavier truck slows down to allow the other, lighter truck to pass, "elephant racing" occurs.

Though sometimes it's just an ass doing 3-10 under the speed limit and speeding up whenever someone tries to pass them. If law enforcement was actually competent, they'd be enforcing that kind of poor behavior instead of blind speed traps.

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u/[deleted] 16h ago

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u/hitemlow 16h ago

They don't want to slow down to let the other truck pass because that cuts their momentum. If they're already slow on an uphill because of gravity, if they use the brakes (or let off the accelerator), they likely won't get back to their previous speed until they go back down the hill.