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Old 04-30-2008, 12:52 PM   #12 (permalink)
jcantara
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Originally Posted by LostCause View Post
The only other suggestion I have at the top of my head is to conserve momentum. Every time you use your brakes you are literally wasting gas. The heat from your brakes comes from momentum you invested in, but never used.
That's definitely something I try to do every day, even when I'm in "masshole" driving mode. I try to keep back from other cars on the highway as much as possible, so I can coast instead of having to break when they slow down.

-Jesse
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