Comments on: Fuel Economy Tip – Pick Your Lane and Stay In It http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/common-sense/fuel-economy-tip-pick-your-lane-and-stay-in-it/ Increase Fuel Economy and Save Money at the Pump Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:23:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Karesh http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/common-sense/fuel-economy-tip-pick-your-lane-and-stay-in-it/comment-page-1/#comment-32771 Michael Karesh Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:15:24 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=74#comment-32771 This is absolutely not good advice. Picking a lane and staying in it is not most efficient, at least not for the total system of cars. As long as people are traveling at different speeds, picking a lane and staying in it will force other drivers to frequently slow down and then speed up. It will also produce the frequent lane-changing behavior described, not reduce it. The safest and most efficient way to drive is to always drive in the rightmost lane that is clear for the speed you are going. This will allow everyone to travel at their desired speed, with no braking and accelerating. Changing lanes does not significantly harm fuel economy. Repetitive braking and accelerating does. My take on lane use is here: http://www.truedelta.com/blog/?p=147 This is absolutely not good advice. Picking a lane and staying in it is not most efficient, at least not for the total system of cars. As long as people are traveling at different speeds, picking a lane and staying in it will force other drivers to frequently slow down and then speed up. It will also produce the frequent lane-changing behavior described, not reduce it.

The safest and most efficient way to drive is to always drive in the rightmost lane that is clear for the speed you are going. This will allow everyone to travel at their desired speed, with no braking and accelerating. Changing lanes does not significantly harm fuel economy. Repetitive braking and accelerating does.

My take on lane use is here:

http://www.truedelta.com/blog/?p=147

]]> By: Brian Carr http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/common-sense/fuel-economy-tip-pick-your-lane-and-stay-in-it/comment-page-1/#comment-5833 Brian Carr Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:49:52 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=74#comment-5833 Thanks. I've fixed it. Thanks. I’ve fixed it.

]]> By: Beaver http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/common-sense/fuel-economy-tip-pick-your-lane-and-stay-in-it/comment-page-1/#comment-5832 Beaver Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:34:17 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=74#comment-5832 You spelled Edmonds.com incorrectly. Should read Edmunds.com. You spelled Edmonds.com incorrectly. Should read Edmunds.com.

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