I see that President Bush is asking people to "...curtail nonessential travel" in order to save gas while the refineries recover from hurricane damage.
Anyone planing to do that?
...car pooling?
...switching to a higher mileage car (if you have that choice)?
...cutting out non-essential travel?
I see on an EPA site from 1993 that they estimate that traveling at 55 mph instead of 60 mph will save about 10% on mileage.
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/car-env.pdf
I plan to stick strictly to the speed limit on my way to work. I travel on a state highway where the speed limit is 55 mph. However, almost always it moves along at 60 mph. On my 19 mile commute, traveling 55 instead of 60 will add less than 2 minutes to the total travel time. I wonder if people will feel good that the traffic is moving at 55 mph or will they be upset and irritated that someone is holding up everyone else?
When our President asks people to make a sacrifice for the national good, will people respond?
Anyone planing to do that?
...car pooling?
...switching to a higher mileage car (if you have that choice)?
...cutting out non-essential travel?
I see on an EPA site from 1993 that they estimate that traveling at 55 mph instead of 60 mph will save about 10% on mileage.
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/car-env.pdf
I plan to stick strictly to the speed limit on my way to work. I travel on a state highway where the speed limit is 55 mph. However, almost always it moves along at 60 mph. On my 19 mile commute, traveling 55 instead of 60 will add less than 2 minutes to the total travel time. I wonder if people will feel good that the traffic is moving at 55 mph or will they be upset and irritated that someone is holding up everyone else?
When our President asks people to make a sacrifice for the national good, will people respond?