I always do this when driving and my ex used to yell at me if I did that in the left lane of a 2 lane road, because “if I’m not in their ass I should be driving on the right lane”, but in heavy traffic and I’m going the same speed as the one in front of me, it doesn’t matter how close I am to the ass in front of me for speed, but matters a lot for safety.
Yeah, people seem to confuse speed and position. Being farther back does not imply slower, and the increase in visibility often means I can make better lane changing decisions, so it ends up actually faster.
I always do this when driving and my ex used to yell at me if I did that in the left lane of a 2 lane road, because “if I’m not in their ass I should be driving on the right lane”, but in heavy traffic and I’m going the same speed as the one in front of me, it doesn’t matter how close I am to the ass in front of me for speed, but matters a lot for safety.
Yeah, people seem to confuse speed and position. Being farther back does not imply slower, and the increase in visibility often means I can make better lane changing decisions, so it ends up actually faster.