Re: What's the "effective" speed limit in a 65mph zone ?
Greetings:
The Munchkin Man avoids 65 mph zones whenever possible.
That's because the Munchkin Man becomes very nervous when trying to drive at 65 mph.
At a speed of 65 mph, the Munchkin Man feels like his life is in danger.
Even after driving for only a few seconds at that speed, the Munchkin Man's heart races.
The Munchkin Man's body begins to shake and tremble.
The Munchkin Man breaks out in a sweat.
Prolonged driving at that speed causes the Munchkin Man to have a full blown anxiety attack.
The Munchkin Man's nervous system is incompatible with car speeds above 55 mph.
It's like an "overload" to the Munchkin Man's nervous system.
This is probably an inherited condition, because the Munchkin Man's father was the same way.
The Munchkin Man's 1998 Ford Escort also shakes and vibrates at that speed.
For the Munchkin Man, the maximum speed within the Munchkin Man's personal comfort zone is 55 mph.
Even 55 mph is "pushing it."
For the Munchkin Man, the ideal speed within the Munchkin Man's personal comfort zone is 50 mph.
45 mph feels sublime.
The Munchkin Man never drives under 45 mph on an interstate.
The Munchkin Man likes to relax when he drives.
The Munchkin Man cannot relax when the Munchkin Man is trying to drive at a speed beyond his personal comfort zone.
For all of these reasons, the Munchkin Man rarely drives on the local interstates anymore.
Even though the Munchkin Man stays in the right hand lane, there are too many drivers out there who are mean to the Munchkin Man.
They honk at the Munchkin Man.
They tailgate the Munchkin Man and flash their lights at the Munchkin Man, in order to get the Munchkin Man to drive faster.
They zoom past the Munchkin Man and yell at the Munchkin Man and sometimes even give the Munchkin Man the finger.
These drivers make the Munchkin Man nervous.
They make the Munchkin Man feel bad.
They make the Munchkin Man feel sad.
They hurt the Munchkin Man's feelings.
These drivers need to respect the Munchkin Man, as well as other drivers who drive like the Munchkin Man.
These drivers need to learn that there are drivers whose nervous systems become overloaded when trying to drive at certain speeds.
They just can't handle it.
Please don't say that these drivers "don't deserve to drive."
They have just as much right to the road as you do.
The Munchkin Man has never received a ticket for driving "too slow."
According to the Munchkin Man's psychiatrist, as long as the Munchkin Man is not going less than 45 mph on the interstate, and as long as the Munchkin Man is staying in the right hand lane, a ticket for driving "too slow" should not hold up in court.
That's because the Munchkin Man's phobia of high car speeds is documented in the Munchkin Man's psychiatric records among his cluster of disabilities.
To give the Munchkin Man a ticket for driving "too slow", given the conditions described above, constitutes an act of discrimination against a disabled person.
The Munchkin Man also once consulted a disability lawyer on this issue.
He told the Munchkin Man that allowing the Munchkin Man to drive 45 mph on the interstate is a "reasonable accomodation" for the Munchkin Man's disability.
He told the Munchkin Man that it is "unlawful" for such a "reasonable accomodation" to be denied.
Even if the Munchkin Man is driving in the left hand lane!
Out of respect for the 99% of the other drivers who drive faster than the Munchkin Man, however, the Munchkin Man does try to stay in the right hand lane as much as possible.
Contrary to popular belief, people who drive like the Munchkin Man do not "cause accidents" by inciting other drivers to take unsafe bursts of acceleration and speed.
If the Munchkin Man can drive at 45 mph, so can they.
The speed at which one drives is an act of free will.
Each driver is responsible for the manner in which they regulate their right foot and their accelerator pedal.
The Munchkin Man believes the highways would be a lot safer, and with a lot fewer accidents, if all cars were designed to make it impossible to drive above 45 mph.
In closing, the Munchkin Man would like to ask you to please look deep into your heart and try to feel some compassion and mercy for the next "slow driver" who is ahead of you.
That driver may very well have the type of nervous system the Munchkin Man has described.
That driver may very well be the Munchkin Man himself.
Please don't be mean to the Munchkin Man.
Pleae be kind to the Munchkin Man.
Drive safely.
Relax.
Be happy.
Best Wishes,
Munchkin Man
