Dave C.
A faster moving vehicle (all other factors being equal) is harder to brake and steer when an unexpected event occurs. Are you saying that's not true? Don't start with the standard diversion about posted limits, 85th percentiles, etc.. That's got nothing to do with case-by-case situations where someone could have avoided a crash or reduced its severity by slowing down.
I don't trust people who always talk about avoiding the police, either. See your above comment. They are all about pulling off deceptions. Lying about MPG is a walk in the park for that crowd.
Here is my favorite link on the physics of speeding, which none of you has logically refuted. You change the subject every time I post it because you can't fight the basic premises.
Summary: Faster moving objects carry more momentum. They take longer to slow down. It takes more energy to make them change direction (steer) and they crash harder when they hit something. That's the physics I supposedly "don't understand." What's not to understand, wise guy?
If you think you can disprove the laws of physics, go write your own physics book because nobody else believes you, except other naive teenagers, Gen-X dopes and aging drag racers.
With no mention of gearing that statement is meaningless. If you're cruising on the highway in 5th gear (or whatever your top gear is) and you increase the RPM, it will take MORE POWER to keep your vehicle moving, except in special cases where the engine could lug going up a grade (flat roads are the testing norm). In top gear, more power requires more fuel, so more fuel is burned. There is no magic to it. You keep it vague because you know you're lying about the fundamentals.
Quote: "So, for most cars, the "sweet spot" on the speedometer is in the range of 40-60 mph. Cars with a higher road load will reach the sweet spot at a lower speed..."
No authority on the subject agrees that higher top gear speeds improve efficiency. They say exactly the opposite! Why should I believe a cop-hating punk like you vs. scientists who actually study these things?
Quote: "Gas mileage decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph. Gas mileage decreases rapidly at speeds above 60 mph. Each 5 mph you drive over 60 mph is like paying an additional $0.15 per gallon for gas." (see general graph)
I know you'll say that doesn't apply to your "special" car. Like hell it doesn't. You still haven't told us how you're measuring this supposed gas mileage. Filling up the tank, driving hundreds of miles and doing a before-after, or using an onboard computer? Some of those modules are misleading when viewed instantaneously. I doubt you'd drive far enough to a full test at an exact RPM with the tank-fill method, so your methods remain vague.
42 MPG (3,500 RPM) at 78 MPH vs. 35 MPG (3,000 RPM) at presumably a lower speed, which you don't tell us, makes no sense. What vehicle is this? The typical speeder wouldn't even drive a car capable of getting 42 MPG in any situation (a small 4-cylinder?)
Speeders are notorious for saying anything to excuse their habit and I've heard many casual MPG figures with wishful thinking as the criteria. People believe whatever makes them feel good, like cigarettes don't really kill you.
What are you driving, what gear are you in at these RPM figures and how are you testing for MPG? If you're in top gear at both 3,000 and 3,500 RPM you've got to be lying. Getting a 7 MPG improvement by driving significantly faster (in top gear at 78 MPH) is probably impossible unless the car was designed to skew standard parameters, or it has some weird, add-on controls or problems with the fuel system.
C.T.
