Most people, even professional drivers habitually tailgate. Playing the odds.
There was construction underway (in fact, I warned people here about that yesterday). This triggers the $500 minimum fine for exceeding 50 MPH, and may also start the points clock running.
So, there we were, going South, and we'd already gotten to the HOV lanes. As we went past the point where the highway workers had narrowed I395 to 1 lane, and everybody was to turn right, there were 5 Virginia state trooper cars parked!
Wow~!!! And they already had folks lined up for violating the speed limit ~ including trucks.
We pulled off the road shortly, and went around to a restaurant for breakfast. There were 10 Fairfax County troopers parked there getting ready for their relief shift where they'd get their chance to ticket speeders, tailgaters, and assorted other miscreants who can read neither signs nor their driver's education booklets available at DMV offices everywhere.
Let me tell you, those cops were pumped today.
Now, what was that about people taking risks? You really should not take a risk with other people's lives.