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Post by watcher56 on May 30, 2013 21:56:44 GMT
Not as effective with fuel injection as it was with a carburetor, but holding the throttle steady and allowing the speed to decrease uphill and increase downhill could make a *huge* difference in MPG.
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Post by the light works on May 31, 2013 2:34:09 GMT
well, I DID coin the term back in the 80s. and yes, I am describing a driver who is not using cruise control. I would have thought that was obvious. Nope, not to me. It sounds quite the opposite. You set a thermostat and leave it there. You are describing someone constantly changing speed. The thermostat analogy would be two or more people fighting about the temperature and constantly fiddling with the setting or someone manually trying to maintain the temperature by turning the heater on and off. I give up. you obviously know what I'm thinking better than I do.
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Post by srmarti on May 31, 2013 3:16:45 GMT
Well I think I get what your complaint is now, even if I don't think the analogy works.
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Post by the light works on May 31, 2013 3:21:23 GMT
Well I think I get what your complaint is now, even if I don't think the analogy works. the analogy is that they regulate their speed like a bimeral thermostat regulates temperature.
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Post by the light works on May 31, 2013 3:24:44 GMT
Not as effective with fuel injection as it was with a carburetor, but holding the throttle steady and allowing the speed to decrease uphill and increase downhill could make a *huge* difference in MPG. unless you end up downshifting... but it could also be that this is their thinking - can't tell you how many cars I pass on upgrades in my service truck that should have no problem walking away from me on an upgrade. (well, other than the fact that I don't typically go below the speed limit on the upgrade) and on that note, another speed related beef is those who DO blow by me on the upgrades (big trucks are slow - must pass) then ride the brakes all the way down the other side.
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Post by OziRiS on May 31, 2013 15:31:54 GMT
I hate that! What was the hurry to begin with if you're gonna ride the brakes like that right after passing anyway?
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Post by the light works on May 31, 2013 15:45:17 GMT
I hate that! What was the hurry to begin with if you're gonna ride the brakes like that right after passing anyway? like I said - they have a fixation that big trucks are slow, so they feel compelled to pass me.
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Post by srmarti on May 31, 2013 22:12:03 GMT
and on that note, another speed related beef is those who DO blow by me on the upgrades (big trucks are slow - must pass) then ride the brakes all the way down the other side. All depends on your perspective. Roller-coaster semi drivers annoy me. You know, when you're driving at a constant speed, they scream by on the downgrade cut in front of you and slow down on the upgrade, forcing you to brake and/or pass them again and again. I'm not riding the brakes downhill, just let the cruise control do its' thing.
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Post by the light works on Jun 1, 2013 2:22:42 GMT
and on that note, another speed related beef is those who DO blow by me on the upgrades (big trucks are slow - must pass) then ride the brakes all the way down the other side. All depends on your perspective. Roller-coaster semi drivers annoy me. You know, when you're driving at a constant speed, they scream by on the downgrade cut in front of you and slow down on the upgrade, forcing you to brake and/or pass them again and again. I'm not riding the brakes downhill, just let the cruise control do its' thing. these ones climb the hill well in excess of 58 MPH, and go down it as slow as 45 MPH. in passenger cars.
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Post by freegan on Jun 4, 2013 4:30:39 GMT
I hate that! What was the hurry to begin with if you're gonna ride the brakes like that right after passing anyway? like I said - they have a fixation that big trucks are slow, so they feel compelled to pass me. My impression of that style of driving is that the self-centered idiot behind the wheel is obsessed about keeping a view of the open road ahead of him. (Perhaps they find traffic confusing.) They invariably try to pass any obstruction of their view of the horizon even if it's a five mile long traffic jam. Once they've achieved their objective they won't risk losing it again by encountering another obstruction ahead so they slow down to farm-tractor speed just to maintain their uncluttered view of an open road. I'd like to see them all sent on an advanced driving course and not given back their licences until they passed that with distinction.
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Post by silverdragon on Jun 7, 2013 8:20:44 GMT
All objects have a gravitational pull... however, only slight... The mass of the world was worked ut by measuring the deflection of a plumb-line next to a mountain... But it was a very small deflection. (This is a valid known scientific thing, I just cant remember his name right now,...)
However, gravitational effect of one vehicle on another?... No.
One driver being unable to maintain speed or estimate his own speed without another moving vehicle nearby?... Confirmed.
Watch cars on a motorway or highway... or even trucks... We Hunt in Packs. ( <<- Think it through... how far away from evolution are we?..) There will be a group of vehicles in loose formation with no good reason for being together, they could separate, but the dont, they stay in the same group, for mile upon mile....
Now and again, someone may go past that group, break off, join, or whatever, but you notice that vehicles in long distance travel tend to travel in "Safety in number" groups.....
I have done my own research, and I cant find any valid argument against the "Pack mentality" theory.... We may not realise it, but we dont like being alone on a highway/motorway/long road.
Well....
Most people....
I dont care one way or the other to be honest?... and I actually enjoy the quiet of a deserted road.
However, a number of truck in Convoy, well, that can be entertaining, especially if you have a good laugh on CB...
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Post by the light works on Jun 7, 2013 13:18:01 GMT
for me there tends to be a 2-3 MPH window between how fast I would rather be driving and how much I am willing to reduce speed rather than be bothered to pass.
that occasionally corresponds to the other traffic on the road, but not always.
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Post by silverdragon on Jun 12, 2013 6:18:12 GMT
Most Dumb-ass question I ever witnessed....
"How come so many people are driving slower than me?....."
Well, DUH!....[blond is a hair colour, blonde is a state of mind] If you are driving faster than them, did you think you would not catch up with those driving slower than you?....
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Post by the light works on Jun 14, 2013 14:45:37 GMT
just the same, I frequently find myself wondering the same thing on weekends.
"surely not ALL of these people are too dimwitted to figure out where their "faster" pedal is."
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Post by OziRiS on Jun 15, 2013 0:58:33 GMT
I second that one TLW!
Seems 'Sunday drivers' come out of the woodworks a day or two early this time of year.
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Post by c64 on Jun 15, 2013 20:10:24 GMT
I second that one TLW! Seems 'Sunday drivers' come out of the woodworks a day or two early this time of year. On Saturdays they start practising for the Sunday!
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Post by c64 on Jun 15, 2013 20:14:07 GMT
just the same, I frequently find myself wondering the same thing on weekends. "surely not ALL of these people are too dimwitted to figure out where their "faster" pedal is." Even my 4 year old nice had figured that one out. I gave her a racing wheel for PS3 and PC for her 4th birthday. If you tell her to press left or right pedal (or steer left or right), she often get it wrong. But she never makes any mistake if you tell her to accelerate or brake.
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