Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), Scott en Aztlán
said in rec.autos.driving:

I'd say #3: anyone that drives faster than carl troller.

Close.  Someone who drives just as fast as Carl's wife did, or faster.

Scott en Aztl?n (Mexican National?) wrote:

In one sentence: A speediot is someone who drives with a relentless
need to be ahead of everyone else. "Impatient f.cks" is a more colorful
term for these egomaniacs. That's an impossible goal on most roads
because you keep coming upon more traffic. Speediots drive like their
cruise control is stuck. They barely slow down for anything in their
rush to get back to the subdivision. Glued-on cellphones have been a
common accessory since the 90s. Eyes tend to be straight ahead,
scanning for the next passing opportunity.

If you're not exactly a speediot you should stop trying to remove speed
as a cause in crashes. The NHTSA says speed causes at least 30% of
crashes, so admit it and drop your ego. It's crazy to debate things so
palpably obvious as energy, crash-avoidance and impact force. Your
whole mythology is based on a false immunity to the unexpected. Nobody
is that clued-in to the space/time continuum.

Yes, and this is especially true in snow and fog where speediots get
stupid beyond belief. They crash with great regularity each season
after thousands of warnings. Bad behavior gets amplified by bad
weather.

Sometimes, but more specifically it's someone who ALWAYS drives A LOT
faster than the posted limit. Don't try to pin me on a number, but it
ranges from 10 to 20 MPH over most limits. It also manifests itself in
general pushiness and aggression (see my updated website for a full
treatise).

Some roads do seem underposted but you ignore worst case scenarios and
assume you're smarter than all those engineers. Speed limits are just a
form of conservatism. People who've lived awhile understand why we need
it for society to function. They know that most people will drive over
the limit, so they post them a bit low. Speeding is one of the last
vestiges of "acceptable lawlessness," even though it kills with great
regularity. It's like smoking and blowing it in everyone's face.

Speeding is promoted by automakers and newer cars are overpowered
compared to their ancestors. With so much smooth power on tap, people
can't be blamed for speeding now and then, but those who defend it with
lies are dangerous. The effort made to "debunk" the Ian Johnston video
was a case in point. It was only a demonstration that faster cars take
longer to stop and unexpected things happen.

The term "troll" is only relative to the speediots who've claimed
ownership of this forum. I flow with traffic whenever possible and pass
quite a few people, believe it or not. I move somewhat briskly, but
with reserve and I never get into situations where I might tailgate. I
understand the word "moderation" - which isn't in your vocabulary. If
you want to forever debate the strawman you've made, that's your
problem.

If you listen carefully you can hear your number coming up through bad
karma. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you're not quite
this evil in person. But some people are just born rotten (natural born
speediots?) Since it's Christmastime, I hope you cure what ails you.
Lack of empathy is a troubling sign.

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=killed+driver+speeding
(bleak holidays)

C.T.

http://www.geocities.com/aggressive_driving/