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Originally Posted by newhavenpatriot
Sorry for being unclear... I meant shutting off the engine if there's like a minute-long or 30-second-long light or something. As far as my technique goes, whenever I see a red light, I take my foot off the gas and just coast up to it. I definitely need work on my red light anticipation, though.
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That's a good start, though.
After awhile, you'll learn traffic patterns at each light, and be able to anticipate about how long it will be until the light changes. Sometimes, you'll find that it's actually better to use your brakes early on, slowing down enough to allow you to completely preserve the remaining momentum so that you're not starting off from a dead stop at the light.
The less speed you start from, the more energy you waste starting off, in a curved relationship.
IOW - The curve between starting at 0MPH and 10MPH is much steeper than the curve between 10MPH and 20MPH. More energy is wasted (especially in automatics)
just getting the hulk of metal to move in the first place.
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