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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Once, I was on a very quiet interstate, and despite having two free lanes, some guy insisted on riding my bumper. I took my foot off the gas and let myself coast. It became a game. How slow could I go before he finally passed me? It finally worked once I’d drifted down to 35 mph (that’s about 56 kph). I laughed as the guy realized how absurdly slow we were going and passed me.

It was fun, but remember not to try it on a crowded road, gang.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He maybe had adaptive cruise control enabled and was basically asleep at the wheel?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Some of those adaptive cruise controls have some insanely close minimum following distances.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Could also be someone on their phone not really paying attention.