Attention: TDR Forum Junkies This morning on the way to work, I saw the price of gasoline had topped $2 a gallon. In the last few weeks there was an email in which someone was advocating protesting the fuel prices by boycotting Exxon and Mobil. That may be fine, but most people I know don't buy that brand anyway. Arco, Costco (from where who knows), and Ultamart are more in our price line.
Here is what I've done to protest the fuel prices, I slowed down from 70 MPH (2,000 RPMs) to 55 MPH (1,500 RPMs). That means that every minute my engine is turning 500 few revolutions. That's a 25% reduction in fuel consumption. My mileage went from 16/17 MPG to 23 MPG. That's a increase of 26%. So, if you want to protest and have it mean something slow down.
I drive about 40 miles to work (each way). At 55 MPH I'm saving a half a gallon each way (. 6 gallons). One gallon a day or four gallons a week. Multiply that by the number of people who are upset by the oil Companies and their Multi-billion dollar profits EVERY Quarter (that's three months) is not just passing on the cost of doing business.
In addition to fuel you'll save wear on tires.
And the last thing I'd like to say is that I get in the slow lane and put the cruise control on 55 and sit back and relax. A LOT less stress while driving. The time saved by driving 70 vs 55 is just a few more minutes. Leave ten minutes early and expect to get home ten minutes later.
Give this a try and see if this protest works. I am!
Here is what I've done to protest the fuel prices, I slowed down from 70 MPH (2,000 RPMs) to 55 MPH (1,500 RPMs). That means that every minute my engine is turning 500 few revolutions. That's a 25% reduction in fuel consumption. My mileage went from 16/17 MPG to 23 MPG. That's a increase of 26%. So, if you want to protest and have it mean something slow down.
I drive about 40 miles to work (each way). At 55 MPH I'm saving a half a gallon each way (. 6 gallons). One gallon a day or four gallons a week. Multiply that by the number of people who are upset by the oil Companies and their Multi-billion dollar profits EVERY Quarter (that's three months) is not just passing on the cost of doing business.
In addition to fuel you'll save wear on tires.
And the last thing I'd like to say is that I get in the slow lane and put the cruise control on 55 and sit back and relax. A LOT less stress while driving. The time saved by driving 70 vs 55 is just a few more minutes. Leave ten minutes early and expect to get home ten minutes later.
Give this a try and see if this protest works. I am!
When I speed I'm on alert for law inforcement and other dangers. But since Monday morning (yesterday
) I have made a commitment to myself to slow down. I stay in the right lane of a four lane (two each way), I'm curtious to truckers passing (signaling when safe to come back over). I will pull into the fast lane to let someone else on the freeway or slow down if the fast lane is not clear. And last but not least, when I get to work I'm not stressed over driving with the rest of the nuts out there triing to pass everything in front of them, doing 80+ (and I mean a lot of +) in a 60 construction zone. No, gentlemen, you can say what you want to say but doing 55 is safer by far than running 80+ with the rest of the pack. You should see some of the pileups we've had in that 30 mile construction zone. Many deaths, burning vehicles invovled in those crashs. Enough soap box, have a nice day and keep writing (I enjoy the feedback). :-{} I'm sorry to hear that Texas is getting like California (aka mexifornia)
