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Old 07-11-2011, 07:57 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian View Post
As I posted earlier, it doesn't take much to get as good or better mileage without drafting. 65 mph solo = 70 drafting in the case of the Odyssey.
But again, what we're talking about here is NOT the situation where you choose to draft, it's the crowded highways in which you can't avoid drafting except by driving in a way that seems to me to be both inconsiderate and a danger to others.

As for following at X distance behind a truck, in these conditions what exactly is the problem? You can stop faster than they can, and if you can't you'll impact their rideunder bar at a relatively low speed. You won't be able to see road debris or anything ahead of you because of the traffic...

If we want to discuss lemmings, what of the lemming-like behavior of always driving slow, when going faster is arguably safer and at least as efficient?
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