Re: Sloth Kills Fuel Economy!

"Scott in SoCal" <scottenaztlan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Articles like this one from CNN don't identify the true root causes of
poor fuel economy.


http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/26/autos/slow_down_save_gas/index.htm?section=money_latest

When it comes to driving, SMOOTH is the watchword. When all your moves
are SMOOTH, you can have both reasonable speed AND reasonable economy.
The gas and brake pedals are not binary input devices; if you SQUEEZE
on the brakes and EASE off, if you aren't always nailing the gas pedal
to the floorboard, if you aren't making all kinds of jarring steering
moves that upset the balance of the car, then your overall speed will
increase and your overall fuel consumption will decrease.

This is why everyone following the rules of the road is so important:
when everyone is doing what they are supposed to, it's easier to
predict and plan your own maneuvers and execute them smoothly. It's
when people do unexpected (== stupid) *** that you have sharp
steering input, heavy braking, followed by hard acceleration to get
away from the fucktard that is endangering everyone around him.

Sloth Kills fuel economy!

So does driving over 3250 RPM in any gear when driving a fuel efficient
four-cylinder car, based on my observations of driving several four cylinder
cars including rental cars. It becomes a balance between driving too slow
and driving too fast. Smooth doesn't have to mean sloth but it doesn't also
have to mean brisk either.


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