Unsafe Hypermiling Techniques
Written on October 25, 2008. Written by Zac.
Turning the engine off while coasting can, in some cars, leave the driver without power steering or brakes and allow the possibility that the steering wheel will lock up. Drivers can endanger themselves and others if they go too slow for the pace of traffic.
How about that urge to “draft” trucks — follow close behind for less wind resistance — on the interstate?
There’s another term for that. We call it tailgating.
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