Hyper-Milage Part Deux a.k.a Skate Driving

OK, so I'm really impatient and couldn't wait until Friday for the results, so I took a preliminary read on the milage by filling up the tank this morning.
Drove 132 miles, took 6.1 gallons to top off the tank, for an award winning 21.6 mpg, up 6 gallons from my typical 15 mpg.  There might just be something to this.  By just watching how I drive, I get about an extra 90 miles out of a tank of gas, or 6 free gallons of the old milage, for a total of about $20 savings.  Over my 2000 mile month, that comes out to 2 tanks of gas that I won't need to buy.

So what did I do?  I' m gonna call it "Skate Driving".  The method is this, just picture that you are on a skate board, and that the gas pedal is your kick foot.  If you have ever skated, or watched street skaters, they kick, kick, and coast...kick, kick, and coast.  The skatboard will keep rolling from inertia, and they really don't want to be kicking all the time, they want to coast.

Your car will also roll without having your foot on the gas all the time.  What I have done is simple, on the freeway, I gradually gain speed for 20 seconds or so(don't punch it, just ease it up), and then coast for 20-30 seconds.  I always coast down hills, I try not to brake, I watch the terrain, and I try to maximize my coasting miles, because coasting miles are virtually free miles.  I just picture myself on a skateboard, and gas it appropriately.

I can tell you right now, that it's almost like being on a gas diet, it's all I think about while I'm driving, which is sucky....but like a good diet, over the course of a couple of weeks, it should become habit.  At least I hope it will.  Why don't some of you poor hiway commuting souls out there try the Skate Driving technique out and get back to me with the results.  Kick, Push, Coast.....

[update] This is a pain in the ass.  Takes dedication, in the afternoon, I just wanna get home, and this isn't even a consideration.  But still, on the way in to work, with somewhat empty roads....I can see it happening.