This is meant as humour and no scientific study has yet been undertaken to prove its validity. Other than my own observation of traffic over the past twenty-five plus years off and on, of writing citations .
I have come to the conclusion based on observation of traffic patterns that Hybrid and all electric vehicles are at the source of a tremendous waste of fuel.
How so?! You may ask. In my experience the majority of the drivers of these vehicles tend to lag at green lights accelerate slowly and drive below the posted limit.
This causes the vehicles behind them to either drive in a lower range gear and rev higher wasting fuel or to run in a higher gear and lug their engine, again wasting fuel.
There is also a safety issue involved in that under speed drivers tend to cause back-ups behind them which can lead to unsafe lane changes and collisions. Those same drivers tend to leave unnecessary space between themselves and the next car when stopped at intersections causing left turn pockets to become inaccessible prematurely. To be fair it’s not just hybrid drivers who do that.
I believe the solution is educating drivers of these cars to see the “big picture” so to speak. To help them get a grasp of how their actions can affect others. It will require a bit of mental adjustment for these tofu slurping kale eaters to get on board.
All kidding aside these cars are designed to be driven at posted speeds and when used properly are great on fuel. In addition drivers can be cited for under-speed driving if the officer feels that their actions are contributing to an unsafe traffic condition. Most officers I know will council drivers and let them go with a warning unless the drivers behavior is particularly egregious. Sort of a catch and release program.
Perhaps one of you younger guys can get a grant and study the phenomenon more closely. It beats having the money go for a study of incontinent badgers.
I have come to the conclusion based on observation of traffic patterns that Hybrid and all electric vehicles are at the source of a tremendous waste of fuel.
How so?! You may ask. In my experience the majority of the drivers of these vehicles tend to lag at green lights accelerate slowly and drive below the posted limit.
This causes the vehicles behind them to either drive in a lower range gear and rev higher wasting fuel or to run in a higher gear and lug their engine, again wasting fuel.
There is also a safety issue involved in that under speed drivers tend to cause back-ups behind them which can lead to unsafe lane changes and collisions. Those same drivers tend to leave unnecessary space between themselves and the next car when stopped at intersections causing left turn pockets to become inaccessible prematurely. To be fair it’s not just hybrid drivers who do that.
I believe the solution is educating drivers of these cars to see the “big picture” so to speak. To help them get a grasp of how their actions can affect others. It will require a bit of mental adjustment for these tofu slurping kale eaters to get on board.
All kidding aside these cars are designed to be driven at posted speeds and when used properly are great on fuel. In addition drivers can be cited for under-speed driving if the officer feels that their actions are contributing to an unsafe traffic condition. Most officers I know will council drivers and let them go with a warning unless the drivers behavior is particularly egregious. Sort of a catch and release program.
Perhaps one of you younger guys can get a grant and study the phenomenon more closely. It beats having the money go for a study of incontinent badgers.
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