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Originally Posted by nwbabybronco
My girlfriend went from 31mpg to 41mpg in her Impreza wagon by drafting trucks about 50% of 250 mi. I haven't measured the effect in my Ranger. What I do is pull forward until the wind noise changes.
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Has anyone had a problem drafting to close? The only issues I can see is that if the truck blows a tire or kicks up something, then you have no time to react.
The only other habit you need to do is, follow the truck if it swerves abruptly, you have to assume its avoiding something, and you can not wait until you see it to react.
You should be able to react and slow down faster than any draftable vehicle but obviously you need to pay more attention.
Also if you have a crosswind you may be able to draft in the next lane over without tailgating.
Ian