Question about lower speeds

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Originally Posted by redpoint5

Steady state isn't how you maximize fuel economy in an ICE powered vehicle. Pulse and glide.

You want to avoid minimal throttle positions.

I still don't like the question, because participating in traffic dictates the operating parameters.

So say in the US, two lane flat straight road daytime light to medium traffic great weather, 60mph speed limit, how slow can you drive before becoming a nuisance/blocking traffic?

Two days ago I made a trip around NW side of Lake Okeechobee SB Hwy 78 (40? miles), with lights on, ran on cruise control at 51mph, stayed to right to allow great vision for passing by other drivers. Many cars passed without even slowing down, others tailgated nearly for miles, and finally passed me after we were both passed numerous times.
I get it, some people cannot pass.
How much responsibility do I share here, while saving gas?

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how slow can you drive before becoming a nuisance/blocking traffic?

IIRC, legally it's 40-45MPH.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

During World War II, the U.S. Office of Defense Transportation established a national 35 mph "Victory Speed Limit" (also known as "War Speed") to conserve gasoline and rubber for the American war effort,[5] from May 1942 to August 1945, when the war ended.

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Have fun doing pulse and glide on an Idaho interstate going 85 mph lol. Gonna feel like you’re playing that old phone game “ flappy bird” with your feet