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Sighted by: lamebums
Vehicle: TANK (Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky) Bus
Place: I-275 West, Taylor Mill, KY
Date: August 20, 2008 - ~4:00 PM


You're not a real hypermiler until you've been tailgated and honked at by the city bus. :p

I was gaining speed in a Fas going downhill (I was doing ~65 when this picture was taken!) and was only slowly starting to open up a gap between my car and his.

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Were there passengers sitting on your trunk?? Either that or the driver thought your bumper was the bus park... Tailgaters live unendingly...

I noticed the bus says 'Garage' as its destination. The bus drivers are always FAR more aggressive when they're headed home for the delay.

I'm not sure why... running into a car would certainly make them late getting home.

What was your lane choice?

Looks like a rearview mirror shot, so he's in the far right lane. Also see that the line to the right is white and not yellow. A turn-around shot from the left lane would have a yellow line instead.

Buses and hypermilers are actually on opposite ends when it comes to technique. Granted buses and hypermilers are always in the right lane...the bus is a hypermiler night mare. We need a new system :p

Looks like a rearview mirror shot, so he's in the far right lane. Also see that the line to the right is white and not yellow. A turn-around shot from the left lane would have a yellow line instead.

Hi all:

I'm always in the far right lane. :) Speeders have all the opportunity in the world to go around if they'd like.

With regards to tailgaters, if I get one I try to get a shot of the rear view mirror such as on August 6 (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14701).

I forgot to mention the Dodge Ram 4x4 pickup who passed on the right shoulder when he couldn't go around on the left due to traffic :eek:

I'm tempted to rename "Jerk of the Day" as "Where is the AAA when this happens?" or something to that effect.

Or "Card-Carrying AAA Member of the Day". :D