Hypermilers: How NOT to drive, from msn news Options

[saleeka]

"Drafting"? You mean tailgating dangerously close?

Shutting your car off while in motion? Are they really serious?


I'm all for increasing fuel milage, but driving habits like these are insanely dangerous to other motorists, let alone yourself...

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This post has been edited by saleeka: May 29, 2007 - 6:35 PM

[_mikeE]

OK guys i didn't actually read the article but I read all your posts from page 1, and I laughed when I read about the parking lot thing and letting gravity take it's course. You're gonna run out of backspace, but please do it so us gas guzzlers can get from row parking spots hehe..
And about rolling stops to a stop sign--yeah I do these, but I did also one time when I was on an hour of sleep and didn't see a cop hiding on the side behind a bush then bam, got a pretty hefty ticket for that, and it wasn't anything as if I just coasted through, just slowed down and made sure no one was coming from the sides then went. Good thing I got this ticket fought off...

But other than that, I just drive normally and slowly...slow idle to go at a light, shift at 2k rpm, stay at speed limits and downshift when coming to a stop or a turn (my brakes are going anyway so i need to make sure it'll last until i get enoguh money for new rotors and pads).

This post has been edited by _mikeE: Jun 13, 2008 - 12:55 PM