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Originally Posted by Thymeclock
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.)
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??? I'm not idling when I'm 3 blocks away from and approaching lights, much less when I'm sitting at them. Why is your idling situation at traffic lights "unavoidable" when mine isn't?
Stopping at stop signs is unavoidable. Braking at them often is avoidable. You don't know the difference?
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