PUTRAJAYA, June 6 (Bernama) -- Drivers in the country are advised to drive at not more than 100km/h as it can help save fuel, more so in light of yesterday's fuel price hike. The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)'s director, Dr Wong Shaw Voon, said this was proven by studies in the United States.

"Although the speed limit in Malaysia is set at 110km/h, at that speed the rate of burning fuel is higher," he told reporters here today. Wong said the use of brakes without reason also led to higher fuel use as well as endangering other road users.

"This is because as a vehicle slows down, the driver has to press the accelerator again and this causes the vehicle to need more force and burn more fuel.

"Try not to switch lanes too. It takes up more petrol as well as you need to speed up and quickly go into another lane," he said. For those thinking of buying a car, Wong said detailed studies needed to be done first especially on fuel consumption by the car.

He said although many thought that luxury cars consumed more fuel, there were luxury cars that saved on fuel and as such the opinion of experts was very useful.

Also, he said, there were vehicles that were fitted with fuel consumption indicators that can help drivers determine driving methods that can save fuel.

Wong said the rise in fuel prices must be seen in a positive light and a little adjustment in driving could help reduce daily fuel expenses.

"It is a time for us to think. Previously we enjoyed the cheap petrol so we did not care much about the driving behaviour. Now it is time for us to revise it," he said.


-excerpts taken from Malaysia-today.Net

Adoi!Tell me something I dunno. And why the hell i read this post in the first place. Why don't we have a railroad for cars. So no braking is needed until we reach the destination and every rail is designated to a destination, so no need for traffic lights, cos idling wastes fuel. All those stated above are all old news, even before the price hike we already knew and sometimes practiced it. We don't need 'how to save fuel 101' tutorials, we need AFFORDABLE FUEL PRICE!got it? If you want to kaji ah, everything also must 'kaji', this weekend watch F1 and learn the dynamics of downforce, aero-dynamics and drag coefficient, temperature(air and tarmac), yada yada yada! DAMN STUPID article!

p/s:Please also propose the use of CAI (cold air intake) cos lower temps burn less fuel, then make rooftops for all the major roads in malaysia with kipas angin to make the air colder.