I was making a 90-mile turnpike drive Saturday. While everyone goes the 75 posted limit or a little more, i decided to dial it back to 60-65mph. I watched the car’s miles-per-gallon improve 10%. On that drive that took just a little more time, I thought about the cars whizzing past me in the other lane, mindlessly burning 10% more foss…
I was making a 90-mile turnpike drive Saturday. While everyone goes the 75 posted limit or a little more, i decided to dial it back to 60-65mph. I watched the car’s miles-per-gallon improve 10%. On that drive that took just a little more time, I thought about the cars whizzing past me in the other lane, mindlessly burning 10% more fossil fuel, for what? I don’t have inclination right now to buy an electric car, what I’ve got has more years to go as a viable transport.
Let’s all take a slower drive, try it you’ll like it. And contemplate those folks burning past you, it was a real experience I tell you.
Remember when national speed was bumped down to 55mph?
I was making a 90-mile turnpike drive Saturday. While everyone goes the 75 posted limit or a little more, i decided to dial it back to 60-65mph. I watched the car’s miles-per-gallon improve 10%. On that drive that took just a little more time, I thought about the cars whizzing past me in the other lane, mindlessly burning 10% more fossil fuel, for what? I don’t have inclination right now to buy an electric car, what I’ve got has more years to go as a viable transport.
Let’s all take a slower drive, try it you’ll like it. And contemplate those folks burning past you, it was a real experience I tell you.
Remember when national speed was bumped down to 55mph?