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user removed · 11-22-2014, 08:55 AM

Personally I think you deserve some kind of award in recognition of the fact that you can even get that kind of MPG in those conditions. I know what kind of traffic you deal with.

Houston Texas, 1982, it regularly took 2 hours for my brother to drive less than 10 miles to work, from I 15 north into the city. Fortunately for me, I could walk to work in 10 minutes, drive to my apartment and back at lunch while the ads were on television and not miss any of the show.

His solution was to leave 2 hours earlier and get home two hours later, which cut his commute time by 75%. Might as well get paid to work longer hours instead of sitting in traffic half the time you get paid for work.

You don't need to win any contests here and with the pitiful average speeds in that kind of traffic, I doubt my GZ 250 would do much better than your 650. Lane splitting is your only salvation, but here it's a potential wreckless driving ticket.

regards
mech

11-22-2014, 08:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
user removed Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,927 Thanks: 877 Thanked 2,024 Times in 1,304 Posts	Personally I think you deserve some kind of award in recognition of the fact that you can even get that kind of MPG in those conditions. I know what kind of traffic you deal with. Houston Texas, 1982, it regularly took 2 hours for my brother to drive less than 10 miles to work, from I 15 north into the city. Fortunately for me, I could walk to work in 10 minutes, drive to my apartment and back at lunch while the ads were on television and not miss any of the show. His solution was to leave 2 hours earlier and get home two hours later, which cut his commute time by 75%. Might as well get paid to work longer hours instead of sitting in traffic half the time you get paid for work. You don't need to win any contests here and with the pitiful average speeds in that kind of traffic, I doubt my GZ 250 would do much better than your 650. Lane splitting is your only salvation, but here it's a potential wreckless driving ticket. regards mech Last edited by user removed; 11-22-2014 at 04:22 PM..