gunbunnysoulja
Senior Member
Currently at 45 mpg lifetime across 5400 miles, and here is a picture of my 4 last trips for reference. Pretty much all my trips are 50+ still.
I always make sure to slowly cruise to stop lights for that reason to maximize movement. I'm rarely stopped more than 5 seconds.Sitting at a stoplight for a few mins causes my mpg to tick down by 2-3mpgs. That can easily add up over several lights.
It must be nice to live in an area where doing this doesn't just result in 5 people cutting in front of you and 5 more people tailgating you.I always make sure to slowly cruise to stop lights for that reason to maximize movement. I'm rarely stopped more than 5 seconds.
That is true, and it happens no matter where you live, but probably a little less when you live in Florida with a bunch of retirees in no hurry to get anywhere. I still am able to do it though in all but the tightest of traffic, I just follow closer that I would on a wide open road.It must be nice to live in an area where doing this doesn't just result in 5 people cutting in front of you and 5 more people tailgating you.
This is probably the reason my lifetime average is only 34mpg...
People still pass me, which I really don't understand the urgency to speed to a red light.. But people still do it, and they still end up behind me when the light turns green.It must be nice to live in an area where doing this doesn't just result in 5 people cutting in front of you and 5 more people tailgating you.
This is probably the reason my lifetime average is only 34mpg...
Well, there is a time it's acceptable to speed to a red light: if there's no one waiting at the line and you know there's a sensor there that controls the traffic light sequence. There are a few points in my commute where missing one of those sensors easily adds 2-3 minutes to my commute.People still pass me, which I really don't understand the urgency to speed to a red light.. But people still do it, and they still end up behind me when the light turns green.
Yeah we had those sensors in Florida, but most were able to be triggered by headlight flashes. Here in Michigan there are no sensors and everything is based on a timers, which is idiotic because there are lights where you can be waiting two minutes at 3am with no one else on the road.Well, there is a time it's acceptable to speed to a red light: if there's no one waiting at the line and you know there's a sensor there that controls the traffic light sequence. There are a few points in my commute where missing one of those sensors easily adds 2-3 minutes to my commute.
But yeah, in most situations, the speed at which I approach a red light is determined by how fast the person behind me wants to get there.
The best is 35-45 mph I believe but most routes don't always make that feasible. That's how I got over 65 mpg on one trip. If I keep it under 60 mph I'm always 50+ mpg.It looks like there is a optimal sweet spot at around 45-55MPH where you can get crazy mileage.