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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
I think you're looking at it backwards. Don't look for the perfect place TO coast, look for the special cases where you should NOT coast. In other words, make coasting your default, and break that only when necessary (like the cases you mention above).
1. Except for long / steep downhills, just start the coast at lower speed so as to not exceed the speed limit.
2. Again, start slow at the top, and use engine braking to control speed. Try to fit some neutral in between the curves if possible.
3. Again, start slow. If it's a STOP, DFCO. If it's a light, DFCO just enough to hit it on green.
4. If you don't have DFCO, why are we even talking about this? Neutral!
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So I just went through this entire thread and this made the most sense to me. On the freeway, Pulse and Glide works best, down hills it's best to stay in gear if the hill is steep enough to maintain speed, if hill is not steep enough to maintain speed while in gear go to neutral. Now in town, is it safe to assume that coasting in gear while coming to a stop will be your best bet?
- Aaron