Back -to-school season is just around the corner! I'm quite sure you didn't want to know that, but i have an important reason to remind you:::
drive safely!
Going to Walmart/Target/supermarket with kids is a drain on hypermiling and road safety IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!
It's pretty well known that you shouldn't text and drive. DON:T TEXT and DRIVE!
But please tell your kids the same thing. The double whammy of back-to-school shopping and texting while driving can cause accidents
unfortunately, i've seen MANY accidents, and hope and pray to not see more in my hometown (of course i wasn't involved because I am a hypermiler = I am attentive to the road and my gas mileage at all times.)
P.S. you have a "cheat" in August!
it's much more important to drive safe than it is to achieve proper gas mileage!
Fortunately, you can do both, but i'm just saying, IF you are in a high traffic zone, especially walmart parking lots like i was in "insert big city" USA this past 4th of July, driving safely > Hypermiling.
In September, you can do both hypermiling and safe driving. BUT August is all about safe driving!