Wife driving car= bad mpg

[Yaris Hilton]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

- Over use of brakes!!! One of the worse things you can do for mileage (and overall wear and tear).

My dad, who was a hypermiler long before the term was coined, often told me that the brake pedal should be labeled "PRESS HERE TO DRAIN GAS TANK." Anytime you use the brakes, you're converting kinetic energy that you gained at the cost of burning precious fuel into waste heat that can't be recovered.

I now drive at posted speed limits, which really upsets many people, and they often punch the gas to pass me just before standing on the brakes to stop as I pull over into a turn lane approaching a stop sign or red light. I often wonder how much each such juvenile gesture costs them. Gas, brake and tire wear.