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Originally Posted by pfunk678
After reading this information I arrived at several conclusions:
1. Hypermilers drive in such a way that there is great focus on reducing idling & braking. In short, we get more highway-like results from in-town driving.
3. Idling & Braking are driving behaviors. They are decisions you make while driving
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Um, no.
95% of my driving is local and idling is unavoidable (except at those traffic lights that I know are red for more that one minute long where I can shut the engine off momentarily for the duration). It has had no measurable effect upon my MPG, despite the wishful thinking of doing it.
Braking is unavoidable when you have a stop sign at nearly every corner in a residential neighborhood due to mommies petitioning the local politicos to erect more and more stop signs. Once a stop sign is erected, it is never removed.
Braking for stop signs and traffic lights is not subject to "decision" making and is NOT optional. (The amount of fuel saved is negligible, and stopping is cheaper than paying fines for violations incurred.)