![]() They found themselves going faster and faster, not aware of the potential consequences. One group of such drivers would be those that drove faster by happenstance and were somewhat lulled into being a less safe driver. ![]() For those drivers, thanks for being a mindful user of the highways and byways.įor those drivers that seemed to abuse the advantage of less traffic, we’ll divide them into two camps. Assuredly, some drivers undoubtedly drove safely, perhaps even more safely than normal. I don’t want to appear to be saying that all drivers did this. The reality seems to be that the reaction of some drivers was that the lessened traffic meant that the roadways were wide open for driving like a racecar driver. There presumably would be no need to speed since the roads were ostensibly more open and traffic flow was smoother and closer to allowable maximum speeds than is usually the case. They would undertake the driving task in an abundantly lawful and cautious way. In a more Utopian world, it could have been that the drivers during the pandemic were keenly aware of the frailty of existence and therefore would drive extraordinarily safely and with extreme caution. Intuitively this all makes sense, albeit a sad commentary on human behavior and the role of driving a car (as a side note, alternative explanations include the possibility of “selection bias” due to the types of drivers on the roads during the pandemic versus pre-pandemic, etc.). Some pundits have characterized the presumed phenomena as indictive that people will drive recklessly, including and especially speeding if they are given an opportunity to do so. There is also the added chances of actually getting into a car accident per se since there is less time to react and it becomes problematic to avoid being embroiled in a crash when such an emerging moment arises. And by going faster, they tended to suffer mightily when getting into a car crash, which is a usual outcome of high speeds and the consequences of car accidents.
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