Do Your Part
Road Rage Reduces Gas Mileage
April 28, 2008 | view all items
We’ve been hearing the effects of road rage for years – poor anger management can get you into really big trouble. Plus it's not very attractive
If none of that motivates you to take a deep breath and drive in the slow lane, maybe this will.
Road Rage not only affects your emotions but it’s really bad for the planet!
Letting your anger - slam on the brakes, rev up the gas, rev, rev, rev, slam, honk.... is requiring 40% more gas than just switching on the cruise control and breathing.
Road Ragers are spewing up to five times as much emissions from the tail pipe.
If you opt to steady out your car's speed (cruise control an asset here) then you can actually get 10-15% out of that tank of gas.
And another tid bit about mpg and energy efficiency. The Environmental Protection Agency says for every 5 miles per hour you drive over 60 mph, you are paying an additional 20 cents a gallon for gas!
Next time you're on the road and start getting a little hot under the collar - take a deep breath and/or chill pill and take it easy. Do your part to make the road a little more tolerable.
If none of that motivates you to take a deep breath and drive in the slow lane, maybe this will.
Road Rage not only affects your emotions but it’s really bad for the planet!
Letting your anger - slam on the brakes, rev up the gas, rev, rev, rev, slam, honk.... is requiring 40% more gas than just switching on the cruise control and breathing.
Road Ragers are spewing up to five times as much emissions from the tail pipe.
If you opt to steady out your car's speed (cruise control an asset here) then you can actually get 10-15% out of that tank of gas.
And another tid bit about mpg and energy efficiency. The Environmental Protection Agency says for every 5 miles per hour you drive over 60 mph, you are paying an additional 20 cents a gallon for gas!
Next time you're on the road and start getting a little hot under the collar - take a deep breath and/or chill pill and take it easy. Do your part to make the road a little more tolerable.
