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Old 01-04-2008, 10:57 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Stone chips may be the biggest actual problem, but it's not the biggest potential problem.

I don't like drafting & don't recommend it. There's no argument it works to reduce fuel consumption (have you seen the Myth Busters episode?), but I don't like to give up the ability to see ahead.

From a defensive driving perspective, when you draft, you more or less hand control of your vehicle to the driver in front of you. If s/he brakes, you're pretty much forced to immediately brake also. It's reactive vs. proactive.

This subject came up in a thread last week: Drafting off center?
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