why are people still driving too fast?

A question about : why are people still driving too fast?

In an age where petrol is getting more expensive & getting the best MPG seems to be the order of the day then why is it so many people are still driving too fast?! I bet these are the same people who complain when the price of petrol goes up?! I drive at speed limits in built up areas and seldom go over 50mph on motorways & duel carriageways? So why are so many idiots still bombing around for? If your late for work then too bad you should've got up earlier & planned better!

Is anyone else seeing this familiar pattern?

Best answers:

• There's a bit of a sweeping generalisation. Personally I don't go quite as far as "50 on a motorway", but I do try my best to drive economically.
  I suppose there are still a fair number of drivers on the road who aren't paying for their petrol ( as in salesmen or others who get it paid for by their employer, rather than stealing it ! ). And I reckon the sort of person that drives a 40 - or - 50 thousand pound car isn't overly concerned by the running costs. I may be wrong, of course ....
• I would say driving at 50mph on a dual carriageway or motorway is dangerous. It's practically driving without due care.
• I hate driving on duel carriageways. Every time I go on one, an old American gas truck comes up behind me and starts bumping me.
• I think there are many reasons. At least you answered my question to "why are people driving so slow?"
  I think drivers should keep to within +/- 10% of the speed limit where possible. If you go too slowly you're not in sync with other traffic. This causes traffic flow problems and increases the danger someone behind you not being able to stop in time due to the speed differential. I think you can fail a driving test for driving too slowly.
• Put it this way if you drive too slowly you're not keeping pace with traffic and would fail your driving test these days....