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Old 07-27-2012, 02:41 PM   #10 (permalink)
theycallmeebryan
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Join Date: May 2009
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2003 Ninja EX250 - '03 Kawasaki Ninja EX250
90 day: 78.57 mpg (US)

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Don't necessarily focus on the car directly in front of you, but focus a few cars ahead to see what the traffic is doing. More often then not, i can begin my engine off coasting well before the person directly in front of me starts using their brakes.

In heavy traffic, the right lane is usually the fastest overall because all the drivers in the left lane have 0 patience and just ride the slinky wave (stop-go-stop-go-stop-go). Try to leave a good amount of distance ahead of you to "soak up" the slower moving traffic in front of you.
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