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I try to maintain within 5 mph of the speed limit on highways; roads are engineered with this in mind, and most traffic (even if they're speeding) should be empathetic to you if you're traveling in this range.
I do find myself trying to pick out a truck to follow, but often it seems they want to speed by more than 5 mph around here, negating any fuel savings I'd have by following, and increasing the level of danger...
The one time I do make use of the 40 mph minimum speed on the highway is on offramps, in the deceleration lane (out of through - traffic lanes). The stoplight at the exit by my house always has 2+ stoplight cycles of a line that you have to wait through, so I coast up to it, and it's a 1/2 mile offramp (oddly long).
You wouldn't believe the number of a-holes who flip me off, honk, pass me on the right, etc... only to have me re-join them for over a minute before getting through the intersection. I need to get a loudspeaker to say, "I see you got really far ahead of me! That was definitely worth the temper tantrum!"
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