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I had to drive about 45 miles on a donut tire between Provo and SLC, and decided to put on my flashers and drive about 10 miles per hour to reduce the wear on it.

It was a lovely drive, and I saw so many things along the road that I had just sped by before.

While driving I had the strange thought: "Only the very rich, and the very poor, can afford to travel slowly."

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The flashers make me cringe a bit. I'm not quite convinced slow should come at the expense of safe driving.

Not sure about Provo / Salt Lake (the interstate may be the only option there). Personally living in France, so if I'm not pressed for time, I go off of the highway completely and either drive on "Nationale" (kind of a free / slower highway), or just let the GPS pick some more scenic route. There are plenty of nice rural corners around that are often worth a few minutes of a detour.

I drove on back roads, not the freeway. Most cars had a very easy time passing me or going around me as traffic was light, and there was plenty of room on the road.

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