nogoats
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This is a continuation of a thread that must have left with the old web page. It's about traveling on the Interstate and running the shortest line possible. I asked if it would make a difference in saving time or travel distance. Paul said it did. Not that I doubted him, but I recently tried it on about a 20 mile stretch I drive to the races every week. It was safe to move from lane to lane because there isn't much traffic on that stretch of road.
Driving the shortest way, inside on the curves and not abruptly changing lanes, I drove 20.5 miles. Driving only in the right lane, I drove 20.7 miles. So it was .2 miles shorter in 20 miles. Assuming that road has an average number of curves, in 100 miles you would arrive 1 mile sooner. In 1000 miles you would get there 10 miles sooner and what I drive would save a little over a gallon of fuel.
So, there you are. Go on with your day knowing you have been enriched.
Driving the shortest way, inside on the curves and not abruptly changing lanes, I drove 20.5 miles. Driving only in the right lane, I drove 20.7 miles. So it was .2 miles shorter in 20 miles. Assuming that road has an average number of curves, in 100 miles you would arrive 1 mile sooner. In 1000 miles you would get there 10 miles sooner and what I drive would save a little over a gallon of fuel.
So, there you are. Go on with your day knowing you have been enriched.