Originally Posted by
Ross
Ken,
At least where I live in the U.S.A., Illinois, there is no law that prohibits coasting. At least according to my 1998 copy of the Illinois Vehicle Code. I'm curious to know your referrence.
Here in the U.S.A. an individual is afforded the freedom to do stupid things, this is a mixed blessing.
Ross
I read in the bimmerforums.com that learner drivers were taught not to coast because it was illegal, may have been in Cali. Coisidently it was in a hypermiling thread. But most drive automatics anyway.
To be stupid or to be an ******* shouldn't be illegal because we're all stupid and were all *******s. 
Hypermiling is dangerous, as we all know, when you turn your engine off you loose brakes and steering. If somthing/someone were suddenly jump/run/turn infront of you, all that money you saved will go flying out the window when/if you hit them.
All in all your saving $dick-all when you're trying to increase economy like driving really close behind a truck. Do all the maths you want.
Internal combustion engines aren't very efficient anyway.
Ken, from Melbourne AUS.
'89 535iA with a 5 speed swap.
4 Grand Master
"The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"
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