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Old 05-26-2016, 01:24 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I think most motorists when not using cruise control are spazzes. They couldn't hold a steady speed if their lives depended on it. The eco driver no doubt in some cases introduces a kinetic ripple but then again the whole damn thing is a series of ripples anyway.
A "kinetic ripple" is such an excellent way to summarize what I have been getting at, thanks. I am not so great with words, but that describes in a nutshell what I am talking about. I will probably hijack that term for the future. That kinetic ripple can create an incredible amount of fuel waste in certain conditions, since the ripple leaves a wake everywhere it goes. The kinetic ripple is more difficult to conceive for those who wish to impose the way they think wasteful drivers "should" drive onto them.
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