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Old 07-23-2005   #11
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Re: Ways to safe fuel.

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Originally Posted by MustGoFaster
2. Do Not Accelerate or Brake Hard. By anticipating the traffic and applying slow steady acceleration and braking, fuel economy may increase by as much as 20%.

WTF does braking hard have to do with using gas?
Because when your engine is doing the braking, it will shut off the injectors completely, thus saving more fuel than just slamming the brakes on.
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