subject: Improve Car Gas Mileage By Changing Your Driving Method [print this page] There are many ways to improve the fuel mileage on your car, the most effective and also the cheapest way is actually free! The free method to extend your vehicle fuel mileage is going to be covered here in the greatest detail. This is because it's not the easiest to do and will require constant attention and permanent behavior modification on the part of the driver.
This fuel saving method is of course learning how to drive smoothly and efficiently, and it's a rather involved process which affects many of the aspects related to driving. The first part of the process is learning anticipation where the driver needs to look far ahead and be aware of his or her surroundings.
He needs to look at traffic patterns, stoplights, whether there's a gap opening up in traffic, a traffic light turning red in the distance and so forth. Then he needs to anticipate the effects of these events and predict how they will affect traffic flow.
For instance a traffic light turning red in the distance will bring traffic to a stop, so a wise and efficient driver will let off the gas and bleed off a bit of speed to prolong the time needed to reach the stopped traffic. If he times it correctly, his car will arrive at the light soon after it turns green and he can drive through the intersection without coming to a stop.
This type of driving technique saves a lot of fuel since letting off the gas and coasting in most modern cars will temporarily shut down the fuel injectors, plus you don't need to accelerate the car from a dead stop after the traffic light. This applies to highway driving as well, and all driving in general, the driver should keep a good amount of clear space in front of his car in case other drivers do the unexpected.
Improve Car Gas Mileage By Changing Your Driving Method
