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The Illusion of Speed
The gains you get from driving fast versus driving at a sensible speed are basically not worth having as you put yourself and others at risk and the time saved is negligible. Derek Sivers wrote an article about the differences between going 30 miles per hour and being in stationary traffic and going 50 miles per hour, which is huge, but the difference between going 60 and 80 on an interstate is not that significant.