Is traffic moving faster than a few years ago?

[berniebee]

Can't say I've noticed people going much faster in these parts, but now that I'm paying for gas and insurance and retired (From a job with a company car.) I'm going slower. But speed doesn't concern me. What REALLY worries me is the inattentiveness that is steadily increasing. It's rare now that I don't see a vehicle drift out of it's lane even on short trips.

[pete mcgee]

In this neck of the woods the speed limit on the freeway is 100km per hour. For some reason the traffic will be doing 80kmh ore 90 it's so frustrating when your trying to get somewhere or even trying to get off of the freeway. If your doing 100 and you need to exit you need to try to slow down and squeeze into the traffic doing 80. It's ludicrous. And it's not just the odd 1 or 2 people it's a significant number. You may as well drop the limit to 80 but then the f-wheats would be doing 60 or 70. There is supposed to be a keep left rule unless overtaking in this state but you still get the numpty's driving in the outside lane either 2 slow or whatever they are doing.

Youll love Queensland then.
Same version of wheats doing the same thing.
Couldnt drive a lubed finger up their bum.

[Tiny Tim]

Both my older V1000s seems out classed on the highways these days. The traffic on many of the highways with a posted speed of 70 have people all day running at 80-90 plus. Even if I'm running at 80 there is constant overtaking and tail gating. I was on 79 North in WV doing an indicated 100 miles per hour with a group of average sedans and everyone was looking like it was completely normal. I was riding my Suzuki DL650A and its feels pretty good at that speed but it's ridiculous and very dangerous these days. So yes it's gotten pretty bad in my book. I do my very best to avoid highways anyway when riding my bikes. I don't find it appealing at all but sometimes we all have to do it. Ohio may be the exception those troopers are serious guys about speeding.     

[stubbie]

Nicely summed up Pete Mcgee