i have been thinking about making this thread for awhile but wasn't sure if it was really considered a "debate", so if not, please move to the appropriate place!
to prerequisite, i live in the US. i am unfamiliar with any specific laws about driving in other countries, but i assume they would be similar? i also have terrible road rage, but i feel like this is an issue for patient people as well.
do you think slow drivers are assholes or angels? i'm not talking about mary who goes 32mph in a 35mph area. i'm talking about the people who consistently drive 10-15 under regardless of where they are at. these are the people who merge on the highway during traffic hour at 40mph with a line of 25 cars behind them all trying to merge while the "leader" is quite literally making that impossible. in my opinion, not only are they inconveniencing everyone behind them, but they are also inconveniencing the cars who are already on the highway trying to switch lanes or waiting for others to merge before they can, making it dangerous/difficult to safely merge with the other cars going 75mph flying by.
i do realize that some people may experience driving anxiety and feel safer going slow, but in my opinion, it would be safer for both the driver and the 200 other people on the road to find a route or a way that makes them comfortable where they aren't going to cause a potential wreck.
i could go on for days about all the stuff people do while driving that pisses me off, but i really don't see how driving that slow is beneficial to anyone else. i would greatly appreciate any other input and points of view that could possibly help me better understand the reason for this nonsense, or if i'm not the only one who finds this reckless (see what i did there?).