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Old 12-19-2005, 07:14 AM
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Default Drafting is Like Carpooling

If you are lucky, you will be tagging behind a big-rig on the rightmost lane going at the speed you wanted to cruise at for awhile. That does not happen often. If you are hypermiling, it probably won't happen as he will be doing 55-70mph, and you will be going no faster than 55mph.

I'd love to find out just how close you need to be to benefit from drafting (yes, I know it's so close you can't see around him...)

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