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Forum: Hypermiling 09-17-2008, 09:40 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
I have been both of those kinds of drivers in...

I have been both of those kinds of drivers in Florida, lived in the keys for a couple of years right after the Mariel boatlift.

No I just slip in behind a rig with 3 stripes between us and get 58...
Forum: Hypermiling 06-25-2008, 09:23 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
There are about 13 stripes per 10th mile here. If...

There are about 13 stripes per 10th mile here. If you pass two stripes a second you are doing right at 60 MPH. Thats about 90 feet. Keep 3 stripes between you and the vehicle ahead is about 125 feet....
Forum: Hypermiling 06-24-2008, 06:06 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
I asked a cop once, if I was sitting at an...

I asked a cop once, if I was sitting at an intersection and I saw someone coming up fast behind me with no chance to stop should I pull into the intersection to avoid the wreck?

He told me it was...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-10-2008, 07:58 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
Another thought on intentional drafting groups,...

Another thought on intentional drafting groups, well two thoughts.

Motion sensors that work with cruise control to amintain distance.

A yellow warning light that informs drivers behind you that...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-10-2008, 12:27 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
mikivx could you get me a set? regards gary

mikivx could you get me a set?

regards
gary
Forum: Hypermiling 05-10-2008, 04:22 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
1993civicvx; I don't do engine off. Thats a...

1993civicvx;

I don't do engine off. Thats a little too much for my old brain with some of the moronic drivers around here. The VX doesn't respond well to engine off, loosing the lean burn for some...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-09-2008, 04:04 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
Another thing about this type of draft. Find a...

Another thing about this type of draft. Find a trailer that has a provision to haul a tandem trailer (one behind the other). The hitch area is reinforced, with a steel plate from wheel to...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-08-2008, 06:41 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
Best way I found to guage the distance is...

Best way I found to guage the distance is counting the stripes between yourself and the truck. The stripe and the space between is about 43 feet.

If I am following a big rig I like to see at least...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-07-2008, 11:15 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
I have found over the last 42 years of driving...

I have found over the last 42 years of driving that I can't afford to assume any driver around me is anything more than a misguided missile.

Consider the Mercedes Benz driver that killed 85 people...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-06-2008, 06:54 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
In deference to their age I have them at 36 PSI...

In deference to their age I have them at 36 PSI (max recommended pressure).

The worse mileage I have seen so far was the last trip to Fredericksburg on Sunday morning with no trucks to draft, and...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-06-2008, 04:58 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
I 95 between Richmond and DC, three lanes, very...

I 95 between Richmond and DC, three lanes, very congested, Friday night, headed south, after getting out of the bumper to bumper crawl just north of Fredericksburg (it goes on for 40 miles south of...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-04-2008, 06:24 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
I have moved over when the vehicle behind me got...

I have moved over when the vehicle behind me got too close for comfort, especially if it has no effect on the overall traffic flow. This is rare around here. Generally my driving habits are...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-03-2008, 08:15 PM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
The interstates here are very congested and in...

The interstates here are very congested and in many cases if you follow at a reasonable distance you begin to feel like a dormat, with cars pulling over in front of you less than a couple of car...
Forum: Hypermiling 05-02-2008, 09:55 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 30,307
Posted By R.I.D.E.
My best mileage was following a trailer about 125...

My best mileage was following a trailer about 125 feet behind at 65-67. The trucks are slowing down for the same reason you are.

304 miles on 4.627 gallons of gas, most of it on I64 and 95 just...
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