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Old 12-16-2009, 09:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
busypaws
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I've always planned routes around town to think about the number of left turns. At left turns you normally have to sit with the engine running waiting for an opening and then flooring it. At right turns you (most of the time) EOC down to the stop (or close to stop) and then start the car and proceed right. You normally don't have to floor it and can use the most efficient acceleration for your vehicle.
But again it is when you know the road you know where you can make left turns with little trouble or where you can do the most efficient EOC because you know the light timing.
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