(12-11-2019, 09:59 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(12-11-2019, 09:22 AM)PF* Wrote: That's an unnecessary high risk version of chicken, IMO. I will be blasted for suggesting this but here we go:
  - if you are traveling 60 miles at 80 mph, it will take you 45 minutes to get there
  - if you slow it down to 70 mph, it will take you 51.3 minutes
 
Leave 8.7 minutes earlier, sit in the center lane and let them all roar by. You'll be more relaxed, much safer and much less stressed. Plus you'll never get a speeding ticket.

I agree with Caldrac's sentiment of getting anywhere 15-30 minutes early and doing whatever, even walking around the parking lot.

The problem with that approach is that every now and then, about every 10 minutes or so, there would be someone in the next-to-left lane going less than the speed limit.  So I would have had to constantly change lanes to get around them.  

I felt really good going 80 in the far left lane, using the cruise control to attach my car to the car in front of me, leaving plenty of room in between.  The car was driving itself.  All I had to do was pay attention.  We were just sailing along- a 50 car caravan.  It was great.  Until that one guy got pissed off and wanted everyone to move out of his way.