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Old 04-15-2012, 04:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I think these modifications are safe and sound in terms of both safety and alternate costs, perhaps you are ready to try another nut mod: Stop anticipation which is in ways similar to driving without brakes but it's NOT about taking high speed turns, stop anticipation focuses on letting off the gas early enough to take a turn at normal speed and such.

Much like bleeding off speed going uphill, stop anticipation lets speed bleed off in advance of a traffic signal (even when the light is green, stop anticipation focuses on slowing just in case it turns red rather than trying to beat the light).

I have used this technique to get off highway ramps as well but again without taking it too fast, just have to put on the turn signal and let off the gas a ways early.

Saves quite a bit of fuel.


Anyhow, thought I'd mention it.
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