They both are dangerous. Pull over to the side and conduct your business. 

That's horrible.  I am curious what the age of that slow poke driver is.  I see a lot of older folks driving well under the speed limit.

When I was a kid, we were traveling on the Freeway and experiencing car trouble so my Uncle was driving slow.  We got rear-ended.  Driving too slow IS dangerous. 

What a horrible 45 car pile-up!  I think a slow-poke is not only dangerous, but a nuisance as well -- just slows up the entire flow!

OMG, that's horrible and I do agree with you, the slow-poke driver is the most dangerous on the freeway - especially when they're in the left lane.

How horrible... while I have no empirical data which is worse, I've often felt that people who drive too slowly on a busy interstate are a bigger menace.

Incredible, stupid people will always hurt others so sad, Endre

Gheez ... such a shame.  I often wonder why people that drive slow on a freeway even get on the freeway.   

Perhaps an intentional move by the slow poke. I can see the ambulance chasers gathering already!  Ugh, my BAAAC$$$$ hurts!

In general, extremes aren't good. Distracted drivers & Intoxicated drivers seem to cause the biggest problems.

A slow poke in the passing lane 

I think it is the slow pokes honestly. We can now go 65 in some areas in IL & they go 45. It's just too much of a difference. They also always think they are the only people on the road.

In Oklahoma City, a speeding pickup. In Jupiter Florida, both.

Sorry to hear this.  Those people who slow down or stop on an onramp always worry me.

Sad.

That's awful. And so avoidable!! Both types of drivers are a problem, as is anyone who is careless and not paying attention.

I think both are equally dangerous, The story seems to include both, people driving too fast for conditions and the slow poke.

Dang... indeed too slow drivers are an 'obstacle' that impede circulation. When I drive on the freeway, I see speeders coming. No issues - I know they are coming. I let them through. Slow drivers that block, you never see them until a last minute dodge.

The slow poke brings out the worst in people. The speeder not so much

both are equally dangerous.....

 and newly licensed drivers are in that category, too..... one hit me at the beginning of the month...she changed lanes without looking....she was in a very large Cadillac Escalade, and I was in my BMW convertible... top down... and in the right lane with nowhere to go .... this is why I don't have a gun permit!!!!

Wow didnt hear about that. The SP should be jailed!

I personally believe they are both dangerous. Not knowing exactly how fast you are thinking, I’d say the slow driver is typically the more menacing driver on the road, causing many to come to a sudden slowdown. Once that happens it is tough to gain acceleration to pass them with the flow of traffic. The excessively fast 95+ driver gets into the same category as the slow driver IMO 

So sad.

Both have their faults, but slow drivers can cause more accidents. New laws here in VA and MD allow police to ticket slow drivers in left lane.

It is the slow poke and more specifically the slow poke driving in the left or passing lane. 

Scary.

I was going to say someone texting while driving, goes to show you what I know

Fred Griffin - I just don't know why people still text and drive....

 Anything/ anyone can be a distraction.   I still remember the Smith system of driving many years later --- keep above it all. It's a crazy world "out-there" - be safe.

Fred,

Never happened to us.  We were together, one wrote or dictated things, and the other drove. If I was alone.  I would pull over park and walk and look at things.  A

Slow can be as dangerous as fast.

Too fast is truly bad but too slow will get many in trouble and cause major back-ups! 

Both

The slow-poke always causes the most problems Fred Griffin 

They are both dangerous.  Here in Dallas, many people favor big cars and many actually like to follow you closely or push you including delivery trucks.  The next car I'm getting is going to be a battle tank. 

Agree with Anthony. Both are dangerous.

Dang

Both dangerous IMHO. Some shouldn't be driving, slow or fast. 

Wow, I would say both

Both are dangerous. 

I would have said a slow poke too, before I saw your photo.   

both are bad but I feel the slow driver is worse

Slow pokes are extremely dangerous IMO - much more so than speeders!

The gov lenders and purposed 'smart dudes' in the State of Florida submitted a change in FL law that allowed 'no speed limit' if in the left lane several years ago. Clearly these jerks wanted to drive 90 MPH from Orlando and Jacksonville to Tallahassee. It is this type of thinking, this great feeling of imposition these people who embrace an entitlement mentality that make life for those who abide by the law dangerous.

Lets admit it, one reason Americans buy GREAT BIG A$$ rides is we know the law of physics will allow the bigger to prevail, be safer, as we drive as we please.

Do you suppose that big rig driver was perhaps fatigued, pressing the speed limit, even a part of a convoy that prevented drivers from entering the right lane to get out of the way of the bumper riders in their Ford 350's. 

Everyone needs to chill out and slow down. That's the OPPOSITE of EVERYONE GO FASTER so the crash ahead can be SENSATIONAL!

To make roads safer, all vehicles need to travel the same speed, but I get to pick the speed.  What ever speed is selected more that 50% of drivers will be offended.

Slow poke in my book!

An erratic driver swerving, speeding up, slowing down and talking on a phone.

Both are a danger, however a slow poke is far more dangerous. 

What a pity, as my grandmother would have said.

Both can be hazardous. I hope those people hurt in your example get better quick.

I think the slow-poke is more dangerous because cars do crazy things to get around them (not to mention road rage!).

Slower trumps faster every time and our driver's tests are woefully inadequate, commensurate to the performance of today's vehicles.

Depends on how fast they are speeding or how slow they are poking. 

Unsafe driving is unsafe driving excessive speed, tailgating, passing on the wrong side, not paying attention to DRIVING i.e. texting, applying makeup eating none of these make roads safer..

Be safe and keep others safe its everyone's responsibility