I've mentioned the notion of automotive brakes as waste in the past. If you think about it, braking is used to reduce the velocity of your vehicle. Reducing your speed inevitably requires a subsequent acceleration which is fuel consuming....waste.
Considering the thermodynamics (unavoidable), basically you are turning the energy in the fossil fuel you pumped into your tank into heated rotors instead of energy to get you to a place. Deming would call that waste.
Instead, I like to drive as a trucker. Anticipate the stops and starts. According to Bill Beaty, you can personally reduce traffic and improve your game by just following a couple of east steps. Check his site and the YouTubes. Interesting stuff.
Stay off the brake, stay off the accelerator, stay away from the pump!
