Hmm...not sure I believe that...but then again...I tend to travel between 85-90 MPH on the Interstate and some rural highways...when there isn't much traffic (no claims and no tickets...40% discount on my insurance..)...never saw a difference in gas mileage...'00 Silverado...if there's a lot of traffic...70-75 is quite a bit...'esp when those semi's tend to cut in front of people trying to pass other semi's...and I won't even mention semi's trying to pass on a hill...:)
70-75 is quite a bit...'esp when those semi's tend to cut in front of people trying to pass other semi's...and I won't even mention semi's trying to pass on a hill...:)
Ya hate it when that happens.
"'esp when those semi's tend to cut in front of people trying to pass other semi's...and I won't even mention semi's trying to pass on a hill...:)"
Hey, shifting those things can be a pain you know. But if you are on your toes, you can forsee them doing it and make sure you squirt on by or just let them on over with a quick light flash. Usually they take recognition of your courtesy and will let you by a little sooner after they have passed. But some drivers are just plain jerks and would soon run you in a ditch then have to make an extra couple of shifts. The ones that do that in flatlands deserve a smack in the head.
I just got back from New Jersey ( to St . Louis ) and averaged 70-75 MPH the whole way ( except for obvious contruction and traffic tie ups ) , and I can honestly say I could count the numbers of cars/trucks that past me on two hands, maybe even one hand ( its not like I keep an accurate count), and this was in about 13 hours of driving time. Down south , around parts of Texas and Oklahoma there will be a little more people passing , but not that many more. At least I never noticed it being any different when I am down that way.
I also do alot of driving at night, I prefer it. Less traffic overall and less headaches with semi truck traffic. That could explain why I don`t get passed as much.