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Old 10-15-2012, 10:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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mpg log, recording stop and go highway traffic?

hi, was wondering what to log miles done in stop and go highway traffic as? should i count this as city driving? also for those with mpg gauges what mpgs do you get in stop and go highway traffic vs urban city mpgs? thanks

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Old 10-16-2012, 10:39 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I'd count stop & go as city driving.

Of course, you're trying to avoid the stopping part of stop and go and "play the accordion", yes? Drive it like you're a semi-truck!
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Old 10-17-2012, 04:24 AM   #3 (permalink)
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yea, leaving a big buffer zone btwn the car ahead of me to apply the driving w/o brakes technique

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