Do some people drive consistently slow as a substitute for paying attention to the road?

Do some people drive consistently slow as a substitute for paying attention to the road?
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Holy crap, this is my father in law. He doesn’t drive slow because he is aware that he doesn’t watch the road – he is too busy looking at everything around him to remember he is driving and push the f’ing accelerator.
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