With the price of gas (87) about to hit $4/gal here in the Houston area, I did a test this am with my MINIVAN.
I got onto Red Bluff and Pasadena Blvd, reset my trip computer MPG, and stayed at speed limit the whole way – Red Bluff is 40mph for about 3 miles, then 55 for 4 miles in the “isolated section”. I hit two red lights, the rest were green (imagine that…)
Once on Bay Area, it’s 50 for about a mile, then 40 the rest of the way. I took this at the light in front of work with my Blackberry:
According to Google Maps, it’s just over 9 miles. I’m stopped (hence instant MPG = 0) – but the average for the trip… O.M.G.