fall in motorway speeds, or my imagination?
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My round trip distance to work is about 90 miles, and almost all of this is on the motorway. Just as an experiment I made a note of the MPG returned when travelling at my usual 80 MPH (indicated).
The results to work averaged 49 MPG and return 44 MPG. I then tried a couple of days at 60 MPH (indicated). The results were now 62 MPG and 55 MPG. Surprisingly, the journey time isn't much longer. A few minutes. I didn't realise that any time made up at the higher speed can be wiped out waiting at a junction or at traffic lights!.
So, for every 4 journeys made I effectively get a journey free, which is quite a saving in fuel and money - nearly £50 a month infact.
With regard to the title of the thread, I don't notice too many people overtaking me either, so maybe this is a new trend.
This does require a different style of driving (generally more relaxed and chilled to be honest). I always keep in the inside lane and never indulge in elephant racing with lorries - always stay behind them until you can gently overtake without holding anyone else up.
My social driving remains mostly the same, though I do drive much more smoothly now, and only boot it on the odd occasion. Getting old maybe! :-)
The results to work averaged 49 MPG and return 44 MPG. I then tried a couple of days at 60 MPH (indicated). The results were now 62 MPG and 55 MPG. Surprisingly, the journey time isn't much longer. A few minutes. I didn't realise that any time made up at the higher speed can be wiped out waiting at a junction or at traffic lights!.
So, for every 4 journeys made I effectively get a journey free, which is quite a saving in fuel and money - nearly £50 a month infact.
With regard to the title of the thread, I don't notice too many people overtaking me either, so maybe this is a new trend.
This does require a different style of driving (generally more relaxed and chilled to be honest). I always keep in the inside lane and never indulge in elephant racing with lorries - always stay behind them until you can gently overtake without holding anyone else up.
My social driving remains mostly the same, though I do drive much more smoothly now, and only boot it on the odd occasion. Getting old maybe! :-)
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