[Peakoil] Angel driving - the possibilities

[Keith Thomas]

Power brakes don't work without the engine running. Not so good for 
going downhill.
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Keith Thomas
www.evfit.com
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On 01/07/2006, at 7:57 PM, robert and michelle preston wrote:

> During the second world war petrol was not only rationed but the way 
> in which you drove your car was important to. 
> Back then you would drive your T model Ford ( or what ever car you had 
> ) to the top of the hill, cut the engine and coaster down in neutral. 
> May be you could go for a mile before having to start the engine 
> again.
> This saved a lot of fuel which brings me to this question.
>  
> The practice of Angel driving is illegal and I am in no way 
> encouraging any one to try it.
>  
> In today's cars you not only have to cut the engine and place the car 
> in neutral but you must ensure that the steering is not locked.In most 
> cars the key needs to be returned to the position it was in when the 
> car was running in order to travel safely down a road.
>  
> Dose angel driving have a future with peak oil and oil scarcity ?
> Would people need to be tested before using this method 
>  
> Rob Preston

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