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Old 05-20-2014, 09:49 PM   #7 (permalink)
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As far as I am concerned, the only benefit of hurrying is when it allows you to make a red light, instead of needing to brake to a stop and sit for a minute and a half, although I usually know whether or not I will make the light when I am still half a mile away, and start coasting if I cannot make it. I imagine that there are worse things than engaging EoC, losing most of your speed through coasting, braking for the last 15 MPH if the light has not already turned green, and then starting your engine when cross-traffic receives a red light, and you have three seconds before your light turns green.

Or you could bump-start with the last of your momentum, if the light will not be red for much longer.
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