On Jul 2, 10:04 pm, Plague Boy <plague_...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> And a related question I've wondered about for some time:
> I often get stuck behind people who accelerate so *slowly* I want
> to scream. I'm guessing these people are subscribing to the
> "drive like you have an egg between your foot and the gas pedal"
> school of driving.
Too bad. You can swear and pound on the steering wheel all you want
but you don't own the road.
>
> I'm sure this was reasonable advice back in the day when
> stomping the accelerator pumped large amounts of gas down the
> carb throat, but how much difference does it make with FI cars?
Most tests say 4-5%, some quite a bit higher. Combine that with other
gas saving measure and it could amount to over 30% according to the
Edmund's test.
>
> Sure, it's going to take a little more gas to accelerate at a
> reasonable rate than just gathering inertia, but enough to make
> an appreciable difference in MPG?
Yes.
>
> My peeve is that such drivers, IMHO, contribute to traffic
> congestion by leaving the "backed up" cars behind them to sit a
> traffic lights they would have "made" otherwise, etc. Which
> doesn't do anything for *their* gas milage.
Your comment is complete speculation unless you know how the lights
are timed. Someone somewhere down the line is not going to make the
light no matter what the conditions.Sorry you're annoyed with people
that don't drive like 'you' think they should drive. Take a deep
breath and try and calm down, your attitude could lead to road rage
with all its dire consequences.
L.
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