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Originally Posted by SilverCrown9701
I completely agree. Momentum should always be the first on a hypermiler's list. The less you have to stop, the more efficient your results. My only point was when faced in a particular certain situation, never compromise safety or the well being of your vehicle for fuel economy.
Keeping this in mind will make you a more conscious and efficient driver by ensuring that you take the additional care to give yourself plenty of space, time and patience.
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A Q&A:
Why is hard braking bad?
Because it stresses and degrades your brake drums and shoes and/or disc pads and rotors faster than soft braking does. Your brakes will wear faster and that sucks $$$ out of your pocket faster. So don't make a habit of doing it.
Some of us here are only interested in saving fuel, at any cost. Some of us are primarily interested in saving $$$. Some are interested in both. It's your car, your money, and your choice.
Is all braking bad?
As others have said, all braking does is that it simply reduces momentum. A hypermiler's wet dream would be
never to have to brake at all. But that's a fantasy - it's not real life in the real world. So let's be realistic and compare braking to '"when nature calls": when you gotta go, you gotta go. And when when you gotta stop (immediately, as in emergency situations) stopping is
much better than NOT stopping.
