LVSteve
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Oh yes, you can tell when somebody has filled up for the second time at the current prices. They now start trying to hypermile their vehicle, regardless of what it is, traffic conditions, etc. Their efforts vary from "fair enough" to "are you looking to die?" in execution.
"Fair enough" covers not giving it death from every light, backing off long before reaching the red light, showing some anticipation of the freeway traffic and rarely using the brakes. Sadly, the first point causes the red mist with the "COVID let me get to work quicker and I'm not going back to the old ways" crowd. You can spot them dancing in the lane behind you if you fail to chirp the tires leaving the light.
"Are you looking to die?" includes attempting to merge on the freeway at 35 mph, and attempting to drive in the #2 lane (of four) on I-15 South at 55 mph just after the Amazon warehouse has turned out...in a Prius. Not much primary defence there.
Generally, all four pot SUVs seem incapable of getting back up to freeway speed if balked on any kind of uphill. Well, in truth it's on the driver, not the vehicle, but running the limit or 5 over and suddenly finding your self rapidly catching a RAV4/CRV/Forester in the left lane becomes tiresome after a couple of goes. Some of them do get cross when you pass unabated on the right, but why should I waste gas heating up the brakes?
Large numbers of pickup drivers are starting to drive with the proverbial egg under their foot, but at least most of them are courteous enough to stay right. The funniest hypermiler I've seen so far was driving a BMW M4 of all things, creeping at 52 mph on an empty piece of downhill bit of freeway. Somebody didn't think that through when signing the loan papers.
Many have not changed their habits at all. I'm unsure if that's because their employer is paying or they are another symptom of the COVID speed crowd. I haven't changed my habits at all, but that's because when I first had a car it was in England, where gas cost real money from the get go. I still plan and consolidate as many trips as I can, something many of my coworkers seem unable to do.
"Fair enough" covers not giving it death from every light, backing off long before reaching the red light, showing some anticipation of the freeway traffic and rarely using the brakes. Sadly, the first point causes the red mist with the "COVID let me get to work quicker and I'm not going back to the old ways" crowd. You can spot them dancing in the lane behind you if you fail to chirp the tires leaving the light.
"Are you looking to die?" includes attempting to merge on the freeway at 35 mph, and attempting to drive in the #2 lane (of four) on I-15 South at 55 mph just after the Amazon warehouse has turned out...in a Prius. Not much primary defence there.
Generally, all four pot SUVs seem incapable of getting back up to freeway speed if balked on any kind of uphill. Well, in truth it's on the driver, not the vehicle, but running the limit or 5 over and suddenly finding your self rapidly catching a RAV4/CRV/Forester in the left lane becomes tiresome after a couple of goes. Some of them do get cross when you pass unabated on the right, but why should I waste gas heating up the brakes?
Large numbers of pickup drivers are starting to drive with the proverbial egg under their foot, but at least most of them are courteous enough to stay right. The funniest hypermiler I've seen so far was driving a BMW M4 of all things, creeping at 52 mph on an empty piece of downhill bit of freeway. Somebody didn't think that through when signing the loan papers.
Many have not changed their habits at all. I'm unsure if that's because their employer is paying or they are another symptom of the COVID speed crowd. I haven't changed my habits at all, but that's because when I first had a car it was in England, where gas cost real money from the get go. I still plan and consolidate as many trips as I can, something many of my coworkers seem unable to do.
