City/ Highway

[kickflipjr]

I was just wondering what you guys consider city and highway driving. I consider "city" as driving through residential, towns, and anywhere with stop and go driving. I consider "highway" as anywere with no stops or very few stops (around one a mile or less).

At college: 80%highway/ 20% city.
At home: 80% city/ 20% Highway.

[Bunger]

I concur.

[n0rt0npr0]

No to me hwy is one stop every 4 miles or less. Everything else is city.

[Bunger]

Originally Posted by n0rt0npr0

No to me hwy is one stop every 4 miles or less. Everything else is city.

Every 4 miles or less??? You on some toll roads or something??? I consider highway to be were I can set the cruise control and bungee cord the streering wheel down and take a few hour nap.

[n0rt0npr0]

no you dont

you said you think hwy is one stop every mile or less.

[SVOboy]

I consider highway to be limited access roads.

[Bunger]

Originally Posted by kickflipjr

I consider "highway" as anywere with no stops or very few stops (around one a mile or less).

No stops or very few...

[kickflipjr]

At home I almost never ride on a limited access roads. But there are some 4 lane roads i drive on with very few stops. So it might be considered 100% city. Anyways, expect my milage to drop in the summer.

[molecule]

if i can get on or off it ...
then its a highway...

and if you still feel like quoting and replying
how bout...speed limit of 50mph or more

the state speed limit in vermont is 50mph
and yea...i would consider most of those roads highways...
because during my career...i treated them as such...
and they give back the same...
even though they are all 2 lane roads...

[krousdb]

Originally Posted by Bunger

I consider highway to be were I can set the cruise control and bungee cord the streering wheel down and take a few hour nap.

What he said.

[Compaq888]

+1

[Ryland]

highway is a road with a higher speedlimit, or where trafic is going faster, state highways are 55mph, Interstate freeway is 65mph in wisconsin.
but mostly, to me, highway driving is 10+ miles at a consistant speed on a reasonably gental road, 90% of my driving is highway, 65mph for hours at a time without slowing down or stoping.

[sy27295]

Here is the problem with the perception: Because MPG is calculated on "miles" vs "time spent in car", we clock 80% of our miles on the highway. Therefore, we should spend more attention for Highway's MPG testing and ratings. Unfortunately, we are sort of cheated of this. EPA relies on Drag Coefficients supplied by the Manufacturers and the simulation does not take the front license plate into consideration. The data is flawed and tests are flawed; even the new revised tests. They now talk about A/C, but they totally ignore the Aerodynamics.

Imagine: a plane with a dinner plate attached to the nose. No way, the plane cannot take off.

I think here is an ideal solution that will make an impact and have people think while making an environmental statement and costs less than a gallon of gas per vehicle. (and about as much as Dunkin Donuts coffee).

http://www.HighwayGlider.com
Imagine, 1/10 of the cars, saving at least 2-3% gas ==> Billion$ of Less Oil and Carbon every year

[bowtieguy]

perception plays a very big part of estimated % of miles driven.

i estimate 35%city/65%hwy in my application. the "areas" driven are nearly precise, meaning city miles are driven in the city and hwy miles are driven on the hwy. however, in the city, i take many back roads w/ fewer stops and traffic signals.

so, it becomes complex when say for example...

the traffic lights that i cannot avoid are memorized(cycles), so often times i am able to make all green lights(no stopping) especially in the morning. so, in theory of "hwy driving has few or no stops", much of my city driving would have to be classified as hwy.

add to this my "back road" driving, my days driven to work consist of VERY few stops. and roll-thru is a part of some "supposed" stops as well.

my days off running errands, that is where my challenge lies. EOC helps there, altho i'm only doing it at trip end right now.

[Biffmeistro]

Hey, sy27295, please make a post that doesn't involve hawking that highway glider, just one?

[VetteOwner]

around me i consider highway 55mph and above and only stopping/slowing because of the rare traffic light every 8 miles or so. city i consider when every blocktheres a light or stop sign. id say my daily comute to school and back is 100% 55mph highway. but id say my weeky stuff is about 80% highway rest is city.