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Originally Posted by Shawn D.
Sorry to disappoint you, Delta Flyer, but my remarks are not less than rational (speed differential is definitely more dangerous than speed itself), and I'll thank you in advance not to use weasel words to denigrate me or my statements.
I am not against hypermiling, but I do indeed have "an" issue with hypermiling -- it's hypermilers who do it in an unsafe manner, with the "all other drivers be damned" attitude. That is what gives hypermiling a bad name.
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I don't mean to join the argument or discussion, as it were, but I have only one question, which needs clarification: If speed differential is more dangerous than speed itself, why should we be the ones to sacrifice our modality to others, when part of hypermiling is
teaching others the way toward better efficiency?
IOW - Why should I speed up, when you (subjective) could just as easily (or more easily, in terms of energy required to accelerate/decelerate) slow down?
I'm not advocating acting like an ass on the road, but I am saying that I shouldn't have to speed up (I do the speed limit +/- 5 MPH unless circumstances/conditions don't allow for it.) to make someone else feel comfortable at their (higher) speed.