[AT] OT: Gas story

[Mike Sloane]

The other thing (in addition to what George correctly wrote) I was 
taught at my Ma Bell "Defensive Driving" course was to try to "go with 
the flow" in heavy traffic - avoid going either faster or slower than 
the bulk of the vehicles. That isn't too hard when driving a passenger 
car, but I have all too often been "part of the problem" when pulling a 
trailer with an antique tractor behind my old diesel dump truck, 
especially up long hills or against head winds. I have had more than my 
share of birds flipped at me on two lane state highways. See 
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/case_430_ck/case_430_ck_coming.html> 
and 
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/farmall_340/340_arriving_home.html> 
for just a couple of examples.

Mike

Steve W. wrote:
> 
> George Willer wrote:
> 
>>>Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Gas story
>>>
>>>If a few drivers would follow this advice, they might stop going crazy
>>>behind me when I am driving 5 over the posted limit...
>>
>>This is a very confusing issue.  I've always thought the posted limit was
>>the UPPER limit.  When did it change?  What are all those people going to do
>>with the few minutes they save?
>>
>>George Willer
>>
>>
> 
> 
> One of the things they beat into us during an Emergency Vehicle 
> Operators Course is how LITTLE time can be saved by increasing speeds. 
> However it increases the chance of an accident by a large margin.
>