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Show SPEED MYTH DISPROVED In an experimept, ac- -cording to the. CNA Financial Corporation, two identical cars made a competitive trip covering 1000 miles. One driver was told to make the best speed possible. The other driver was told to avoid all unnecessary risks, and move only as traffic flow permitted. Both cars were fitted with instruments in-struments to record all actions which took place. Results of the experiment experi-ment were: The "speedster" made the tip" in 20 hours and 12 minutes. He passed 2,000 cars. He used his brakes 1,339 times. He used an extra 10 gallons of gas. The "slow" driver made the trip in 20 hours and 43 minutes. He passed 13 cars. He used his brakes 652 times. The "fast" driver saved sav-ed 31 minutes on the trip. This amounts to about Vk minutes per hour. Was it worth it? |