You're right. I was using
5 year old data. The US needs to achieve something like a 47 mpg average for its automobile fleet to become energy independent. I just hate to see people pissing away our independence to gain a few minutes in a day. But that's my hangup.
As for going the limit, it's a
maximum limit. A single hypermiler doesn't slow traffic any more than any slow moving truck out there, and there are plenty of those. FWIW, most traffic is already illegally exceeding the limit, and should be slowed down - if not by hypermilers, then by law enforcement. They don't have a
right to speed.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
