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offroad1994 · 07-03-2008, 07:47 AM

I live in Connecticut. I nicknamed the state CONNECTICUT NATIONAL PARK, as it is like I have a park ranger on every street making sure I do not walk off the sidewalk, dont feed the animals, and never damage the precious flora and fauna. We have the most laws, the most cops, the most paranoid population, and a facist society.

Yet I have a motorcycle, which has no airbags, no seatbelt, and requires me to put a foot down when stopped, and requires no helmet, no training (if I imported my drivers license from another state). I also do not need a leather jacket to keep my skin from being scraped off my body. Of course I will be sued for $30k if I damage someones rose garden with my splattered body. I love my state!!

Think of it and Connecticut passes a law (like our worse liberal cousins Massachusetts - aka tax-achusetts).

Having said that.... Please ignor the man behind the curtain (the nutcase newsreporter, or the police spokesperson - who speaks for the average idiot on the road).

If you want to Hypermile - go for it; and be very very very intelligent and stealthy about it. Just remember the reasons why you do it (wink wink):

1) Stop Sign rolling?? - tell the officer you made a mistake and you promise to never do it again; and then DONT DO IT, as it is dangerous.
2) Slow speeds on highway?? - get in the right lane and do the speed limit, or five miles below (worst case). Watch the speed as many highways drop the spped to 55MPH and 50MPH in some cities on the highway. If you get a ticket always fight it, as the court always throws them out (if you are in the five mile up/down window).
3) Drafting - Only in a convoy of trucks, who do this all the times themselves. You are just following the trucks, and going their same speed.
4) Coasting - downhill with a clutch in, you just took a longer time to upshift, or downshift in your manual transmission. Watch those brakes overheating as a warped roter is more costly, than the savings you gain from overheating the brakes at the bottom of the hill, or the accident you have from going too fast rolling down the hill.

07-03-2008, 07:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
offroad1994 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 52 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I live in Connecticut. I nicknamed the state CONNECTICUT NATIONAL PARK, as it is like I have a park ranger on every street making sure I do not walk off the sidewalk, dont feed the animals, and never damage the precious flora and fauna. We have the most laws, the most cops, the most paranoid population, and a facist society. Yet I have a motorcycle, which has no airbags, no seatbelt, and requires me to put a foot down when stopped, and requires no helmet, no training (if I imported my drivers license from another state). I also do not need a leather jacket to keep my skin from being scraped off my body. Of course I will be sued for $30k if I damage someones rose garden with my splattered body. I love my state!! Think of it and Connecticut passes a law (like our worse liberal cousins Massachusetts - aka tax-achusetts). Having said that.... Please ignor the man behind the curtain (the nutcase newsreporter, or the police spokesperson - who speaks for the average idiot on the road). If you want to Hypermile - go for it; and be very very very intelligent and stealthy about it. Just remember the reasons why you do it (wink wink): 1) Stop Sign rolling?? - tell the officer you made a mistake and you promise to never do it again; and then DONT DO IT, as it is dangerous. 2) Slow speeds on highway?? - get in the right lane and do the speed limit, or five miles below (worst case). Watch the speed as many highways drop the spped to 55MPH and 50MPH in some cities on the highway. If you get a ticket always fight it, as the court always throws them out (if you are in the five mile up/down window). 3) Drafting - Only in a convoy of trucks, who do this all the times themselves. You are just following the trucks, and going their same speed. 4) Coasting - downhill with a clutch in, you just took a longer time to upshift, or downshift in your manual transmission. Watch those brakes overheating as a warped roter is more costly, than the savings you gain from overheating the brakes at the bottom of the hill, or the accident you have from going too fast rolling down the hill.