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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Exactly. Similar to how others responded to a similar comment to yours, there isn't much slipstream savings without getting into the danger zone of around 30m (100ft), which you can't get with 3 second gaps at speed.

But you do get more fuel savings from driving at that slower speed, and from coasting and accelerating lightly/cruising. It perplexes me why people alternate gunning it with braking so much on the highway.

[–] Threeme2189@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

It perplexes me why people alternate gunning it with braking so much on the highway.

Because big fast car go brrrrrrr!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

It perplexes me why people alternate gunning it with braking so much on the highway.

Allowing a molecule of space in front of you at any time makes everybody late!!1