I get it, but when there's irresponsible people and many hundreds of vehicles across an organisation that operates over the entire country telematics comes in handy; the organisation can hardly expect people to report in with every driving event that occurred outside of the set parameters. It also means metrics are gathered automatically, evaluated autonomously and reports generated and presented daily, in live time. So, yeah it's necessary for the company.
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They might love the way I drive then. I have an obsession with raising my MPG. I've been driving a little Honda Fit for years, which can get well over 50 mpg easily on country roads (my preference to drive on), but it was uncomfortable on very long drives. So I got a Chevy Trax (Chevy/Buick is the only dealer for 90 miles where I live now) which is very comfortable, but getting 35 mpg is really hard.
Does your company show people how to do it? Driving lessons?
There's no driving lessons at the organisation, the expectation is people know how to drive. Of course, most probably don't focus on fuel saving, they just drive how they usually would knowing the fuel is paid for either way.
Very few people know how to drive so that they use less gas. For instance, folks think cruise control uses the least gas, but it uses the most because it deccelerates (as in holds back) on declines, and accelerates (as in increases gas) on inclines. Maybe for flat terrain it's better, but for hilly, nuh uh.
Yep, and people don't understand the lift and coast concept.
I love lift, and coasting really pisses the people behind me off. That's fun too. They pass me in a big huff, and find me right behind them at the next light.
Yep, the bob and weave method rarely pays off in time saved.
Actually the cruise control on our Mitsubishi Triton ute was awesome. You could feel it driving like a normal person would.
Cruise control on a Toyota sucks balls. Hell, I set it to cruise control in town and it then yells at me to obey the speed rules, only IT'S the one doing the damn driving.