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Old 07-14-2009, 04:45 PM   #7 (permalink)
chuckm
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Sometimes conservative driving means driving with one foot on the gas and one on the brake. My mom's driving absolutely drives me crazy: accelerate up to speed, oops, one mph past, hit brakes, repeat. I love her, but I was at risk of whiplash even without getting in a wreck.
That said, depending on how much stop and go you are actually seeing (ie, how much time is spent at stoplights), it can destroy any gains you might see by hypermiling.
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