Let's stick with fuel savings today as the holiday driving should rack up some miles for a few of us at least. I definitely have to make a few 100 mile trips over the next couple weeks so saving a couple 6 packs in fuel money is definitely something I am interested in.
AAA tends to put out a lot of helpful reports so this one should be no different. Many of these look to be common sense, but probably not things we consciously think about while driving. Especially when other people on the road tend to dictate your driving style a lot of times. The winter drivers around here surely do for me. Making me wish Mesothelioma on some of them. So do the overextended plows that tend to only do one lane of the highways in the less traveled areas.
I will save you the explanations and just give you the bullet points of their tips. You can read the full benefits of taking their advice here. A little math for the engineering types with cents per gallon saved and all that good stuff is there for you.
Here are their main points:
-Be gentle on the gas and brake pedals
-Drive the speed limit
-Properly inflate tires
-Plan errands in advance
-Keep luggage off the roof
-Let AAA find lowest gas prices (obviously they had to give a plug right?)
-Keep up-to-date on vehicle maintenance
Of course these are all common sense, but they are definitely tried and true methods to save some dough over the course of many travels. We just choose to be lazy, or too much in a hurry to take this advice. Drive the speed limit? Yeah right. :)
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