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user removed · 09-02-2011, 10:20 AM

Look at it this way. Craig Vetter has been reducing fuel consumption for decades. For members like PeterS and many others average speeds of 20-25 MPH are possible, and for many acceptable. Those with that kind of driving environment will always be in a position to top the charts on ecomodder with great mileage figures, if they have chosen the right vehicle. Others who have less fuel efficient vehicles can easily double EPA figures with low average speeds and hypermiling techniques. My average speeds are close to 40 MPH for complete tanks of fuel. I don't have the option of reducing those average speeds in my driving environment without considerably increasing the personal danger to me and my family, and I doubt that I would drive that slow anyway.

This forum concentrates on how you can best improve your mileage. My personal focus is on improving my mileage while getting there in the same amount of time I would have decades ago. My routes offer me advantages over others in more densely populated regions, but less advantages compared to those in lightly travelled rural areas that are "off the beaten path" of high traffic flow.

The real question is would you change the rules in your contest if you were a member of the tiny percentage of people who have been efficiency advocates for so long that many here were not even born when you started your quest, or would you want to focus on your field of expertise.

Most rational people would already know the answer to that question. If not just watch the drivers around you, especially when you are a real impediment to traffic flow. You are increasing the danger threshold for everyone. Sure you have the right to ignore the flow of traffic around you, but do you have the right to make everyone else's drive more frustrating and dangerous, because the don't "see the light" of your more intelligent pursuits.

regards
Mech

09-02-2011, 10:20 AM	#64 (permalink)
user removed Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,927 Thanks: 877 Thanked 2,024 Times in 1,304 Posts	Look at it this way. Craig Vetter has been reducing fuel consumption for decades. For members like PeterS and many others average speeds of 20-25 MPH are possible, and for many acceptable. Those with that kind of driving environment will always be in a position to top the charts on ecomodder with great mileage figures, if they have chosen the right vehicle. Others who have less fuel efficient vehicles can easily double EPA figures with low average speeds and hypermiling techniques. My average speeds are close to 40 MPH for complete tanks of fuel. I don't have the option of reducing those average speeds in my driving environment without considerably increasing the personal danger to me and my family, and I doubt that I would drive that slow anyway. This forum concentrates on how you can best improve your mileage. My personal focus is on improving my mileage while getting there in the same amount of time I would have decades ago. My routes offer me advantages over others in more densely populated regions, but less advantages compared to those in lightly travelled rural areas that are "off the beaten path" of high traffic flow. The real question is would you change the rules in your contest if you were a member of the tiny percentage of people who have been efficiency advocates for so long that many here were not even born when you started your quest, or would you want to focus on your field of expertise. Most rational people would already know the answer to that question. If not just watch the drivers around you, especially when you are a real impediment to traffic flow. You are increasing the danger threshold for everyone. Sure you have the right to ignore the flow of traffic around you, but do you have the right to make everyone else's drive more frustrating and dangerous, because the don't "see the light" of your more intelligent pursuits. regards Mech Last edited by user removed; 09-02-2011 at 02:58 PM..