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Galane · 08-23-2013, 07:54 PM

There should be a sticky post on this to cover when you should NOT do some hypermiling techniques.

Doing whatever it takes to get the best MPG is all well and good, but when there's traffic on the road, especially on a two lane road, just pick a speed (preferably the speed limit) and stick with it.

Doing P&G and EOC where it's unsafe or impossible for people who want to go the speed limit to pass you is irresponsible and unsafe for you and other people with whom you are sharing the road.

A few more MPG isn't worth being the cause of a wreck* or someone getting so steamed they run you off the road and shoot you.

*One of those things the agencies which focus solely on "speed kills" never bother to study. How many head on collisions are caused not by speeders but by someone tooling along 10~15 MPH under the limit on a two lane road when people behind them go to pass so they can drive at the speed limit?

Something else to keep in mind is that in some US States (and likely in other countries) driving so slow as to be holding up traffic is illegal - though you're only likely to get a ticket for it if things have been real slow for other things the police can issue tickets.

Stay safe, stay legal, be aware of other drivers who don't care how efficient their driving is.

08-23-2013, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Galane Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: idaho Posts: 282 Thanks: 0 Thanked 96 Times in 74 Posts	Hypermiling etiquette There should be a sticky post on this to cover when you should NOT do some hypermiling techniques. Doing whatever it takes to get the best MPG is all well and good, but when there's traffic on the road, especially on a two lane road, just pick a speed (preferably the speed limit) and stick with it. Doing P&G and EOC where it's unsafe or impossible for people who want to go the speed limit to pass you is irresponsible and unsafe for you and other people with whom you are sharing the road. A few more MPG isn't worth being the cause of a wreck* or someone getting so steamed they run you off the road and shoot you. *One of those things the agencies which focus solely on "speed kills" never bother to study. How many head on collisions are caused not by speeders but by someone tooling along 10~15 MPH under the limit on a two lane road when people behind them go to pass so they can drive at the speed limit? Something else to keep in mind is that in some US States (and likely in other countries) driving so slow as to be holding up traffic is illegal - though you're only likely to get a ticket for it if things have been real slow for other things the police can issue tickets. Stay safe, stay legal, be aware of other drivers who don't care how efficient their driving is.