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I live in Colorado, where the highway speed limit is 75mph. I commute 57 miles one way to work, 43 of which is highway. Yes, I'm aware that I can drive 65 mph and get higher mpg, however, it will NOT be less stressful for me to do so as kipk suggests, as people who do 65 are the cause of 1-2 mile traffic backups. I work graveyards and I see it every day on the way home in the mornings. If there is a significant slowing/bunching of traffic, the cause is one person doing 60-65mph, even if they are in the right lane, as it causes a domino effect of people doing less than the speed limit but more than 60mph to get into the left lane and everyone then is slowed down, just by one person refusing to do the speed limit. Now, I'm sure you will say "I don't care what happens to other people behind me, I'm going to go the speed I want to go and that's that." But to me, it seems rather inconsiderate to cause many other people (on the highway we're not just talking 1 or 2 people but potentially 100 or more if you are talking about a backup of 1-2 miles) stress and lost time so that I can get 2 more miles out of every gallon of gas. To me, having other people honking at me and waving rude gestures at me as they fly by at the posted speed limit is not my idea of a "stress-free" commute. If you live in a state where 65mph is the speed limit on the highway, then absolutely, go that speed. But it's just not practical when the speed limit is higher to go 10 mph under the speed limit. I wouldn't go 10 under in town and I don't plan on doing it on the highway. I generally go 5mph over the speed limit whereever that may be, except in school or contstruction zones where I adhere very strictly to the posted limits. The difference in the highway portion of my commute in going 80mph over 65mph is 7.5 minutes in each direction. This is 15 extra minutes of commuting every day, equating to an hour of additional commute time in my 4 day work week. Given that I already have an hour commute each way and a 10 hour work day, (12 hours total each day), an extra hour spent driving each week is unacceptable. My time is more valuable to me than the extra 2 or 3 miles I may get per gallon. In my current vehicle, an '05 SRT-4 (22city/30hwy) I average about 28mpg with 25% city, 75% highway driving. I am looking to save miles on my toy while also paying less for gas and am seriously considering a Yaris hatchback as my solution. Now, with all that said, does anyone else here live in a 75mph highway state and drive 75-80mph on the highway regularly in their Yaris hatchback, and if so, what kind of highway mileage are you seeing? |
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Replying to: erod550 (Jun 14, 2008 2:38 am)
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Replying to: erod550 (Jun 14, 2008 2:38 am) Because you used my name, I will reply to it. >" Yes, I'm aware that I can drive 65 mph and get higher mpg, however, it will NOT be less stressfull for me to do so as kipk suggests, as people who do 65 are the cause of 1-2 mile traffic backups." I didn't suggest that driving 65 is less stressfull for me. I stated it as a fact! >"as people who do 65 are the cause of 1-2 mile traffic backups." Please provide some data to back up that statement. >"If there is a significant slowing/bunching of traffic, the cause is one person doing 60-65mph, even if they are in the right lane, as it causes a domino effect of people doing less than the speed limit but more than 60mph to get into the left lane and everyone then is slowed down, just by one person refusing to do the speed limit." Well there ya go! Obviously the answer is to get that one 65 mph person off the road and there would not be any more 1-2 mile backups. Traffic would flow smooth as silk, all the way to work. Nobody would be slowing down for exit ramps. Nobody would be attempting to exit right from the left lane, causing those in the right lane to hit the brakes. No traffic backing up onto the freeway because the light at the top of the exit ramp is occasionally RED. Thus, no more domino effects. But wait ! ".... as it causes a domino effect of people doing less than the speed limit but more than 60mph to get into the left lane and everyone then is slowed down," There is more than one person doing less than the speed limit? ? ?  That must be amazing to watch from the air. One car, all by itself, proceeding down the freeway at 65 mph, and all the wrecks, explosions, road rage, shootings, and carnage happening behind it.  Have a wonderful day!  Kip |
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Replying to: kipk (Jun 15, 2008 2:50 am)
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Replying to: ttai (Jun 15, 2008 4:02 am) How about the psychology of people like me who for some reason waste time on blogs like this one. All of us who get upset over an opinion splashed on some meaningless website in cyberspace should ask ourselves what exactly it is we are really looking for in our real lives. |
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and then, after they pass you, they drive right at the speed limit, so you slightly have to let up on your accelerator or else you'll rear-end them.  But they got what they wanted, to pass you up. It helps to make their perfect day, to pass you. If I pass someone, I get the hell out of their way. It's not fodder to explode over, yet, it's annoying and inconsiderate. BTW-there's a column on Edmunds for "Inconsiderate Drivers" if anyone's truly interested.  And no, I'm not gonna post the link on here. Look it up yourself! Just kiddin'! 
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Hi everyone, first post. I discovered this thread searching Google for "Yaris gas mileage". I just bought a new Yaris hatchback with a 5 speed a month ago and am trying to figure out what I'm getting for mileage. The numbers I seem to be getting are "too good to be true", so I'm trying to see if I'm calculating mileage correctly, being as mathematically challenged as I am. I live in Mass, and have a 50 mile a day commute. The roads I drive are typical for the area -- not city, not highway, but a combo of both -- mostly 40-50+ MPH 2 lane secondary roads, with slower spots through towns and some stops. My driving style is to not wind the car out and get into the highest gear that gives me good roadbility fast My manual says the Yaris fuel tank is 11.1 gallons, so I divide that by the 8 bars on the fuel gauge and get 1.3875. To get my mileage, I divide what I get from one bar by that number, so if I drive 48 miles on 1/8th tank, that's 34.6 MPG, right? I haven't done a calculation on a tankful yet, I'm in the process of doing that now, but using the 1/8th talk calculation, I've seen numbers as I've said seem too good to be true. Just driving normal, using the above calculation method, I'm getting 41 MPG consistently. Last week, we had a heat wave, and I was using the AC continuously, and also got on the car a little hard a few times, and got an all time low of 36 MPG. And, today, for Father's Day, I went out to my sister's house, which was all highway at 65 MPH with a few trips to 80 MPH, and I recorded an astounding 71.5 miles out of 1/8th tank, which would calculate to 51.5 MPG. So, what am I doing wrong?
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jun 15, 2008 12:15 pm) Absolutely! Then it is your fault that the traffic came to a stand still behind you from the domino effect, of your letting off the gas to keep from rear ending the car that just had to pass you ! But no,, wait! That can't happen, because you were driving the speed limit and the backups, wrecks, slow downs and so forth are only caused by those driving 60-65 . But what if the posted speed limit is 55 and that 65 MPH driver is still on the road? Are they still causing massive traffic snarls. It is all so confusing. Think I'll just stick to the relaxing 65 mph. Give me a chance to view episodes of "Ice Road Drivers", or "Monster Quest" that I missed. Make some phone calls and fix some breakfast while commuting. And above all, calculate how much gas I'm saving.  Have a blessed day, Kip |
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Replying to: tele_mark (Jun 15, 2008 2:42 pm) Example: You drive 240 miles since the last fill. It takes 6.9 gallons to re fill. Now divide 240 by 6.9 and you mpg was 34.78 mpg. After doing that a few times you can figure your "average". Kip |
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Replying to: tele_mark (Jun 15, 2008 2:42 pm) Later!
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