One Small Step: Slow Down Speed Racer
The faster you drive the more fuel you burn. As soon as you get above 60 mph your mileage starts to decrease pretty darn quickly. CNN notes that, “Every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon.” So besides saving non-renewable resources you can also save some cash. Size doesn’t matter either, by slowing down, you save on resources and money no matter if you car is tiny or large.
We act like we have unlimited oil reserves, but some research shows that it took nature over 250 million years to make the oil that we’ll likely use up within the next 100 years. I say conserve now. Better yet buy a more fuel efficient car, better even, buy a car that doesn’t run on gas. To learn about greener car options visit Eco Friendly Driver.
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3 opinions for One Small Step: Slow Down Speed Racer
Hil
Apr 13, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Thanks for the mention, Jennifer.
I saw kind of a scary thing today. Someone was talking about gas prices, and another person chimed in, “Why aren’t we drilling in Alaska?” and others followed with “Or in this place? Or along the coast? Or..” as if the cost of oil is only measured in dollars and cents. :(
Jennifer
Apr 14, 2008 at 11:55 am
Don’t other humans astound you sometimes. It’s insane - we hear about this stuff all the time. I wonder if people are in denial.
Life In The Fast Lane | Live Fast, Die Young
Apr 16, 2008 at 7:15 pm
[...] over 60 MPH and how much more it burns your gas than if you drove 60 or below. You can read it here Treehuggingfamily.com , It’s quite interesting. So I figured I would try it out and see if I could tell a [...]
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