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Ok, since we are in a period of high gasoline prices I have to say I have seen no one drive as though they were attempting to conserve at all.
While people holler about prices they still are on the accelerator 150 feet before the stop light instead of coasting. They're punching the throttle when the light changes. When traffic is light on the freeway 75 MPH is far too slow when the majority is actually pushing 85 or more!
Don't get me wrong, I love performance cars and enjoy using that performance when it is possible. But I see contests of speed- racing- all the time and people attempting to hold one speed by weaving through slower traffic by lane jumping, hauling azz to the next stop light and actively accelerating 150 feet from a stop.
To alleviate boredom I actually used to see how little speed I could bleed off as I coasted to a stop light 1/4 mile ahead when I was driving a huge amount and find myself doing that once more for amusement. I have a bout 750,000 lifetime miles behind me.
Once you're rolling your inertia will usually only scrub off 10 MPH so if you begin coasting at 40 you're at about 30MPH 1/4 mile on when it's actually time to brake.
The old egg under the gas pedal technique is probably over kill but moderate acceleration saves gas and the way lights are timed you just get there 1st to sit and wait if you punched it.
Doesn't matter if you have a car that gets 27 MPG or 12 MPG you're "over driving" and could save a bit by going with the traffic flow's chi.[huh]
While people holler about prices they still are on the accelerator 150 feet before the stop light instead of coasting. They're punching the throttle when the light changes. When traffic is light on the freeway 75 MPH is far too slow when the majority is actually pushing 85 or more!
Don't get me wrong, I love performance cars and enjoy using that performance when it is possible. But I see contests of speed- racing- all the time and people attempting to hold one speed by weaving through slower traffic by lane jumping, hauling azz to the next stop light and actively accelerating 150 feet from a stop.
To alleviate boredom I actually used to see how little speed I could bleed off as I coasted to a stop light 1/4 mile ahead when I was driving a huge amount and find myself doing that once more for amusement. I have a bout 750,000 lifetime miles behind me.
Once you're rolling your inertia will usually only scrub off 10 MPH so if you begin coasting at 40 you're at about 30MPH 1/4 mile on when it's actually time to brake.
The old egg under the gas pedal technique is probably over kill but moderate acceleration saves gas and the way lights are timed you just get there 1st to sit and wait if you punched it.
Doesn't matter if you have a car that gets 27 MPG or 12 MPG you're "over driving" and could save a bit by going with the traffic flow's chi.[huh]