speed

i finally went on the freeway today, going about 60-65mph (96-105kph), and i learned something. you get used to the speed. at first, my body was telling me, hey, fast, fast. then, things normalized. all of which is pretty run of the mill.

it was when i got *off* the freeway that i noticed that i had adjusted to the freeway speed. i used to be able to tell when i was going about 35-40mph (56-64kph) but after the freeway, until the instructor told me to slow down, i didn't notice i had been accelerating up to 45mph already. ooh.. come to think of it though, i went through this cycle when i moved out of the residential districts (25mph / 40kph) to the highways (35-40 mph). had to adjust then as well.

ah well. "It's not the speed that kills. It's the sudden stop." hehe. applies to much of our lives i would think.