Even better: learn the pattern of the traffic lights in your commute, and don't slow down if you see it will turn green in less than two seconds.

unless some asshole decides to stop in your lane before you.

Treating green lights as safe = RIP

This coasting trick works until there's enough of those assholes in a hurry that they all rush ahead to stop in every lane. Now all the sane drivers have to stop too. If I'm feeling plucky, I might honk and flash my brights at those "gotta pass everybody to stop first at the light" types like they're the slowpoke in the way, which they kind of are at that point. Usually I just keep quiet and imagine that they're in such a hurry because they are either about to or have just shit their pants.

Beware though, coasting past stopped traffic just as the light changes is a good way to get T-boned by another careless ass hat that just ran the other light.

The real trick is coasting to a stop in an open lane next to the person in a hurry; then if the light turns green, you're still moving and you can zoom right by them, which is incredibly satisfying.

The coasting thing is how I ride my motorcycle. It's so satisfying when you don't have to stop and put a foot down for a light because it turns green while you're still rolling.

Nah, a lifted truck

Don't forget Lexus, all the Lexus drivers in my area drive this way as well.

Aggressive weaving is obviously wrong so I am not defending that, but sometimes I'm just driving +10 and have had folks go berserk. Cut me off, block a merge, etc. All I can do is give them space to perform their anger ritual.

If no one is in front of me, I'm going to go my preferred speed. My goal isn't to get anywhere faster but to enjoy the trip. Remember to grant others the same grace you grant yourself.

Anger is a health consideration whose outcomes are often on par with a disease. So don't let those dummies raise your blood pressure.

Me too, I love driving, I love acceleration. I will let it eat from just about every light. I don't care. If you're going under the speed limit or take half a mile to get to speed, yeah, I'm the asshole passing you for it.

I used to wish that I could get some sort of racing license so that I could legally exceed the speed limit. The speed limits are ridiculously low, written for the worst possible drivers. I've been successfully exceeding the speed limit for 30 years without incident. Since we'll definitely never have a special license that lets you legally speed, I just got a radar detector and now I'm happy.

I think if you're caught driving like a jackass (not simply speeding, but weaving in and out of traffic, tailgating, blocking the passing lane, that kind of assholish behavior) in addition to a ticket, you should have to keep a vehicular "dunce cap" on your car. Like a pizza hut driver sign but it identifies you as a moron to everyone. This would have to be on there until you take an extensive driving course to learn to be better.

Remaining consistent, keeping up with traffic, and not being an asshole who blocks lanes is the bigger key.

People want to drive faster? Go ahead. In the end they aren't wasting that much energy and might just be saving some by not having to idle in traffic an extra 5-10 minutes on their daily commute if lucky. Worse for others.

There's some lights on the way to work that are timed to occasionally let you get through if you go 12 above instead of under 10. Almost everyone on their commute hits that 12. You get some regulars who don't, not too big a deal, get in the right lane or more simply, let people have room around you to pass.

I think this is a good opinion to have, generally. Fucking up cars just makes me happy. I key a vintage Volkswagen? Just brings joy to my heart

Personally I don't care if someone guns it at a red light - I do that basically every stoplight on my motorcycle because I'm trying to get away from the cars - but I do feel pretty smug if I see someone do something like weave dangerously through traffic at double the speed limit only to be stopped by a light.

This. I’m happy for you that this red light gave you the satisfaction of one last look at me but once it turns green I most likely won’t be seeing you again lmao.