Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Hypermiling





This new technique of driving promises more bang for your buck when it comes to gas mileage. However, is this dangerous? I did some research and here are some of my conclusions. Some of the techniques are nothing more than common sense. Lowering your speed, cleaning out unnecessary weight out of your car, I cannot stand a dirty car anyway. Using cruise control has some mixed opinion; I personally will never own a car without it. Here is where some suggestions get dicey. Slow down instead of braking, putting your car in neutral while traveling down hills, drafting, turning the car off before putting it into park. I do not think any of these suggestions are worth your safety just to save money. I guess what concerns me the most is that my fellow travelers of the road being preoccupied with their gas mileage and are not paying attention what they should, the road.

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