Rhythm Drive

I first came across the term 'rhythm drive' in a piece in Reader's Digest. It means you drive your vehicle through the road without braking; yes without applying the brakes at all. Like you, I also scoffed at the thought.

This was years ago when I did not have a vehicle of my own. Later on I had my own bike and my employer reimbursed me 25 litres of petrol. I stayed very near to my office and had little spare time on weekdays. And on sundays it was biking at the highest speeds and I could see the speedometer needle at 90 kmph on some stretches of Delhi roads. Fuel savings was the last thing on my mind those days.

But now, I am a husband and a father. And my office is around 8 kms from my home. Savings I look out for everywhere and I tried rhythm drive.

You won't believe me, but there were quiet a few days when I did 100% rhythm drive.

I start out on a pocket road, then move to national Highway 17 and am on it for around 7 out of my 8 km jouney. There are 4/5 traffic signals, one flyover and peak traffic but still many days I have done rhythm drive.

I don't know how much fuel it saves but it does a lot to smoothen your driving. And you apply the brakes only when absolutely necessary.

What is more interesting is that this whole thing can be a very challenging game; you and the brakes. Why don't you also try it out?