Nate Nagel wrote:

> Old Wolf wrote:
>> Can I save gas by following behind another car?
>> Or is it worse because I'm driving through his dirty air?
>> Or no appreciable difference either way?
>
> You could probably save gas by drafting, but you'd have to get right up
> on the other driver which means a) you'd have to be paying utmost
> attention to the car in front of you to avoid rear-ending him and b)
> he'd probably be real annoyed with you.
>
> Not to mention that if this actually is working, you have less cooling
> air available for your radiator, so you have to keep an eye on the temp.
> gauge in warm weather.
>
> I've heard tell of people actually doing this to save gas, usually with
> tractor-trailers. Apparently it works to a degree, but it still seems
> fairly unsafe.

I did it soaking wet on a motorcycle just for the warmth from the
truck's exhaust, but had to bail when I started to get dizzy. Hard
choices...

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