Ehm no. My fuel economy is far, far better at a constant 70mph than it is at 30. It's still better at 40, or 50 too.
I've driven thousands of miles where my fuel costs were scrutinised for work. I shan't tell you where the best results were; you've already thrown the emotional blackmail in our faces.
The longer someone drives the tireder they become. If I drive 250 miles at 50 miles an hour that takes me five hours. If I drive those same 250 miles at 70 miles an hour it takes me just over three and a half hours.
I'm a blooming sight less tired and uncomfortable at 70mph on long hauls than I am at 50mph.
Tiredness makes for poor reaction times, it also doesn't help those who fall asleep at the wheel.
Toddy
Mary, if you drive for five hours then it is you who is wrong, you should be stopping every two hours to take a break, I do, especially on trips to Cumbria or pretty much anything over two hours, In England they put big signs on the motorways advising "Tiredness kills, Take a break" just before a service are, I wonder why they do that...Maybe to increase sales of coffee...,
On long journeys I leave early to make sure I don't have to speed, and allow time for numerous breaks to have a brew and stretch my legs, I learnt a good lesson when I fell asleep at the wheel and wrote my motor off...And that was only on a 30 mile 1 hour drive from Gloucester to home on a Saturday... Nearly killed myself, my wife and my unborn daughter...All because I didn't get to the side of the road for a break.
When I drove to Scotland last year we drove to Cumbria then took an over night break in Carlisle before starting fresh the next day...
By the way I didn't say cruising at 70mph, I said "at a given speed if you increase that speed you will burn more fuel" I use cruise control loads, and get good mpg, I take cruise of and I am up and down on the throttle more...It uses more fuel.
If you think that is emotional blackmail maybe you have yet to bury a child... I have, and whatever the cause it is something that lives with me every day and will do until I either die or lose my mind.
Personally I really don't care if there are fools on the road driving at high speeds, after all I have done it myself in the past, if you want to go kill yourselves go ahead, but try to make sure those who don't want to be involved in your death wish be involved. I have lost a few people over the years due to motoring incidents, I don't want to add to that list or become another on the list myself due to someone else's wish to get somewhere a few minutes quicker.
