Originally posted by: bonkers325
Originally posted by: kranky
I still see drivers flooring it when the light turns green, pulling out to pass a car just before both cars exit the highway, and speeding in residential areas, so a lot of people don't seem all that concerned about fuel economy.
I think I've added about 80 miles of travel to each tank of gas by driving with gas mileage in mind. My car has a display that can show instantaneous gas mileage and hard acceleration is yields only about 4 mpg.
Monitor tire inflation.
Keep useless crap out of the trunk.
Windows up on the highway.
No hard acceleration other than merging on to a highway.
Watch RPMs to stay in overdrive gear.
I also changed some routes that I take frequently. I noticed that in some cases I could travel a little more distance while avoiding some stop signs/traffic lights and it didn't take any longer. Same for avoiding large hills if possible. I also think about using a route with more right turns so I can possibly turn on red instead of sitting through the entire cycle.
careful, you might infuriate the speed demons of ATOT. because they NEED to be faster than the rest of the traffic on the road :roll:
people complain about fuel economy and gas prices, yet they had the inexplicable urge to floor it when the light hits green, speed up just to get in front of the car ahead of them only to get off at the next exit and speed up just to get to the next light despite the fact that it is red