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Originally Posted by Christ
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.
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Sorry, I missed this post of yours directed at me earlier.
Starting at your last point, if you're within 5 MPH of the speed limit, you're not the type of hypermiler I'm directing my comments at. I'm not suggesting you sacrifice anything -- it the extreme proponents who run 15 MPH under that are sacrificing safety of multiple folks for their own personal goals.
As to teaching others the way toward better efficiency, I don't see how driving slower is a teaching method -- there have to be more effective methods of outreach, say, a modern-age
Mobil Economy Run or news coverage that doesn't focus on the extreme quirkiness of some hypermilers/techniques. When on my daily drive home and come under a particular bridge and see the light 3/4 of a mile ahead and adjust my speed so I don't have to stop (or only have to stop for a few seconds), I don't think the other drivers who flow around me and rush past to get to the red light sooner are learning anything by my actions.