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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
I just walk in an order my food, eat it, and drive away. I also will slow down more rapidly when approaching a light to see if I can avoid stopping altogether. On a good day I will only have to stop for 4-6 of the 46 lights on my usual route. Try to time it so you go through the intersection at the highest speed possible, within legal limits. In some cases that means stopping, or slowing down fairly rapidly. Other times you can coast through the light just as it changes and pass all the dummies that blasted, by you, to the light when it was red.
regards
Mech
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I agree with you, but try teach that to most drivers. Better to give the 99.9% of drivers a whiff of the concept of efficient braking, than direct the effort to the 0.1% who have fairly good mpg already. Regarding the timing, I wish they had an impending light change warning flashing signal 200 yards or so ahead of every traffic light, one would then have a good chance of knowing whether to lay off the gas or go for it. The signal not flashing would mean one will make it if traveling at the speed limit.