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Old 07-13-2012, 08:27 AM   #1235 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by meelis11 View Post
if everybody would be hypermilers then they could be all tailgating - therefore forming a big wind-corridor. No need to pulse and glide when you can tailgate. You probably can get better/similar average fuel consumption when tailgating at 100kmh than P&G'ing 80-100-80 km/h
Ha! If everyone would be tailgating, then no-one would want to be first and would be more than happy if someone passed them - the exact opposite of how most people drive today.
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