re: Do you drive fast or slow?

So far I have 25k miles of data. I don't have the spreadsheet Infront of me but IIRC the most efficient drive for me is to leave at 530 in the morning and set cruise to 75. Trip time is a little north of an hour and fuel mileage is between 46 and 55 mpg depending on the weather, AC use, and if I have a regen.

Dropping speed to 65-69 adds about 2-3 minutes to the drive and fuel mileage hangs between 52 and 58 mpg

Cruise at 60 puts me at about an hour 10 minutes and fuel economy is 56-59 mpg. I haven't broken 60mpg yet but I don't try this much. With fuel prices like they are it doesn't pay to drive this slow. It's dangerous when traffic speed is in the low to mid 70's.

Cruise above 75 doesn't get me there any faster, fuel mileage drops down to the low 40's, and I curse a lot more. I never go over 75 anymore. It isn't worth it in any way.

Speed limit or below. No reason to speed here.

I drive slow because it's easier for me to text.

Usually 10-15 over if conditions are good. If conditions are bad I drive more slowly than most.

Slow. I'm in no hurry. I always notice its the good old southern boys who hate rude Yankees that are the first ones to try to run your arse off the road. Always thought that was odd.

0-5 over in neighborhoods and about 10 over everywhere else

I drive right around the speed limit if:

A) My trip is 50 miles (or so) or less
or
B) I'm not late (which I very rarely am)
or
C) It's not an emergency

If I'm going further than 50 miles, the additional miles made per hour will amount to a greater cumulative savings. I will then go about +5 to +7 mph over the posted speed limit. On a five hour trip this speeding equates to about a half hour saved.

I watch the traffic around me to make sure there are still a few vehicles passing me when I speed.

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I like going 5 under in the left lane of the interstate.



You must be from Texas

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God, I learned that very quickly since I've moved here. Holy shite, that pisses me off

I drive the speed limits, because I don't want to catch a cop on a bad day and I've had no accidents and no tickets for nearly a decade. Keeps that insurance cost reeeeeeeaaaaaalllllllll low. I don't know what the advantages are to driving 10+ over the limit while swerving in and out of lanes at every intersection - getting to your destination a minute or two quicker is that important?

I drive like my Pops did. Mellow. Slow lane. Just above the speed limit and/or with the flow of traffic with a lot of space between me and other cars. My goal is to go out in a more dignified manner at age 92 than by dueling with some plant worker with a 92 IQ in a jacked-up truck in a test of tiny-dicks on 1-10.