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economy tips
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You really don't need to be braking.or slowing unless there's a hazard ahead. You should be looking further than the car ahead for hazards and anticipate slowing.

I never brake for about 10 miles on my daily drive to town, there's no need, the only 'hazards' are corners which you can slow for without brakes, a corner is quite obvious to see, or bellends that can't read give way lines, I certainly don't brake for these cocks, infact if I end up tailgating the lady gardens maybe they'll try using thier eyes next time!

I suppose piggy is one of these people who seems to be jumping on the brakes on the motorway too? Only reason for braking there is people/lorries cutting you up. Otherwise it causes a huge knockon effect behind you. If you've left the correct distance and traffic slows you can slow enough without brakes anyway.


I always engine brake where possible, its how I was taught to drive, its how my mum drives (she done 90k on one set of brakes and they were still fine) and it saves quite a bit of fuel if you anticipate hazards and slow gently rather than jumping on the brakes all the time.
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economy tips - by RJDubya - 05-12-2012, 12:12 PM
RE: economy tips - by Anton - 05-12-2012, 12:24 PM
RE: economy tips - by Piggy - 05-12-2012, 12:26 PM
RE: economy tips - by RJDubya - 05-12-2012, 12:34 PM
RE: economy tips - by Tom - 05-12-2012, 12:52 PM
RE: economy tips - by RJDubya - 05-12-2012, 12:56 PM
RE: economy tips - by Dum-Dum - 05-12-2012, 12:56 PM
RE: economy tips - by RJDubya - 05-12-2012, 01:08 PM
RE: economy tips - by CJ_Derv - 05-12-2012, 02:15 PM
RE: economy tips - by Piggy - 05-12-2012, 02:25 PM
economy tips - by Jake - 05-12-2012, 03:36 PM
RE: economy tips - by Piggy - 05-12-2012, 04:58 PM
RE: economy tips - by 306Puggy - 05-12-2012, 05:01 PM
RE: economy tips - by Ruan - 06-12-2012, 12:44 PM
RE: economy tips - by Kwik - 05-12-2012, 07:28 PM
RE: economy tips - by Dum-Dum - 06-12-2012, 11:03 AM
RE: economy tips - by Kwik - 06-12-2012, 11:12 AM
RE: economy tips - by Matty - 06-12-2012, 11:51 AM
RE: economy tips - by Piggy - 06-12-2012, 01:48 PM
RE: economy tips - by Ruan - 07-12-2012, 10:46 AM
RE: economy tips - by Piggy - 07-12-2012, 09:04 PM
RE: economy tips - by KrisB - 07-12-2012, 08:45 PM
RE: economy tips - by Kwik - 07-12-2012, 09:15 PM
RE: economy tips - by RJDubya - 07-12-2012, 09:23 PM
RE: economy tips - by Kwik - 07-12-2012, 09:58 PM
RE: economy tips - by Tom - 07-12-2012, 11:22 PM
RE: economy tips - by Piggy - 08-12-2012, 07:58 AM
Re: RE: economy tips - by Dan! - 08-12-2012, 08:05 AM
RE: economy tips - by Toms306 - 08-12-2012, 08:21 AM
RE: economy tips - by Piggy - 08-12-2012, 08:38 AM
RE: economy tips - by Toms306 - 08-12-2012, 09:20 AM
RE: economy tips - by Piggy - 08-12-2012, 01:22 PM

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