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Old 06-17-2008, 09:47 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ebacherville View Post
wish i could EOC more, but im on single lane roads so I try to keep up to the speed limits here.. If i had a dual lane hiway id be accelerating to the speed limit then EOCing to 10mph below then accelerate back again then EOC to 10 under..
Technically you're describing Pulse & Glide, not EOC.

EOC is simply occasionally coasting up to stops or turns, or down grades. P&G is a repeated cycle out on the "open road", as you describe. It's a fine distinction.
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