Easy Peasy Tip: Drive Slower!
By tinychoices | May 3, 2008
We have talked about driving slower before, but this one deserves it’s own tip with statistics like this to back it up:
With gas at $4 a gallon, a driver with a long commute - 400 miles a week - and a gas-guzzling vehicle getting only 20 mpg would save $18.74 a week by slowing down dramatically from 75 to 55 mph, extrapolating from the government’s most recent figures on the subject. Even a more moderate deceleration - from 70 to 60 mph - would save that driver $11.74 a week.
JIMINY CHRISTMAS. Those are serious savings! When you consider all of the financial advisers who tell people to start saving $5 by cutting back on their cup of premium elaborate coffee drinks every day, you have to wonder why no one is talking about saving GAS like this too!
So this spring take a break from the gas pedal (even Karina, with her reputation for a leadfoot, has been driving slower this year). You’ll save money and you’ll save gas. And now that you have the stats to back you up, tell your friends and loved ones! Just THINK of all of the premium elaborate coffee drinks you can fill your reusable mug with if you save $18.74 a week.
[via The Green Life, and linked by Allie. Are you reading her blog yet? Check it out!]
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Thanks for the link!
The savings on this are pretty crazy, huh?
it’s insane! I want to print out this info and hand it out in parking lots!
Planes are slowing down too, and saving millions of dollars — check out this cool article : http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/05/02/flying.slower.ap/index.html
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