Safety in traffic depends, among other things, on the relative speed between you and the cars around you. When this relative speed gets out of a certain range, you and&#x2F;or those around you are forced to make dangerous maneuvers increasing the risk of collision.<p>With this in mind, think about scenarios where the average speed is above the legal limit: highways, rural roads with no known speed cams, etc. Now imagine heavy traffic and only one participant slowing down to the legal limit.<p>Here&#x27;s one US citizen&#x27;s experience driving on highways in Italy, where I live, describing what safe driving looks like here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;Why-do-people-drive-above-the-speed-limit&#x2F;answer&#x2F;Alan-Chao" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;Why-do-people-drive-above-the-speed-li...</a>