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I think the "I just wasn't in a hurry" line was not very well received. He knew you were bull****ting him.
I think simply telling him that coasting down to low speeds, then accelerating, saves fuel may have worked better.
As for safety, you must remember a few things.
Drivers seeing a car ahead of them with no flashers or brake lights on, have a reasonable expectation that you are driving something close to the speed limit.
Depth perception at night is ****.
Put these two together and you come to the realization that driving at night at less than half the posted limit is a recipe for an accident.
I have no problem what so ever with P&Ging. I do it myself. But when doing it, you must take into consideration that everyone else on the road is not obliged to do so.
Most of my P&Ging is done on local two lanes. If there is traffic behind me, I start my pulse right around the speed limit, maybe a few under, this is usually 35-40. I run it up to maybe 50, then glide. If there is no traffic, I will glide down to minimum 5th gear speeds (25-35, depending on grade).
Goog luck with your ticket and remember that we actually have to share the roads with others.
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