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Old 05-28-2008, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by dobylove View Post
You should close your windows in order to avoid the wind to slow your ride down.
Sort of. This bit of urban "wisdom" was tested twice on the TV show Mythbusters. What they found was that it isn't black-or-white, but a question of speed. Go less than 50mph, and it's perfectly efficient to leave your windows down, because the drag is not that great; but once you hit about 50mph the drag becomes greater and hurts fuel economy.
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