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Agressive or calm? [5 vote(s)]

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My mother called my up one day and asked me what's better...

 

Scenario:

 Driving for two miles, with a 4-way stop sign intersection every 500 feet,

speed limit is 30 mph,

it's 95 degrees, so the air conditioner is on full.

 

Which is better,

 

a) accelerating briskly to the speed limit after each stop, to get to the destination fastest (which minimizes a/c time), or

 b) Accelerating more gently, barely getting up to 30 mph between stops?

 

Factors include (1) gas used, (2) aggravation level of the driver, and (3) aggravation level of the passengers.

 

What do you think?

 Does it matter whether it's a Hummer, or a Corolla?

 



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These 4 way stops, are they stop signs or stop lights?

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stop signs every 500 feet, very light traffic



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Doesn't matter how fast you drive between, you still have to stop at each one.

The reason I asked is because we have a stretch of road, probably a good 5 miles, that have red lights every other block. The speed limit is 35. If you watch your speed and pay attention you can get through the whole 5 miles without actually stopping. But it seems if you get caught at one you get caught at every one of them.



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When I was a new driver in Cleveland, I drove once in a while on Euclid Avenue. Euclid Avenue had (has?) a traffic light every block, for probably 110 blocks.

The "signal speed" was posted as 25 mph, the actual signal speed was 25 mph. So I would drive at 25 mph, and never have to shift down from 3rd gear, except when there were a lot of drivers trying to go 35, and they would clog everything up at the red lights.

I love it when there's a real signal speed that's posted.

 

My mother was asking about gasoline usage and wear-and-tear on the car.



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Just drive gently, you have to stop anyways.

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