My friend, colleague and fellow blogger Macy Swain (Night Blind) has noted a recent outbreak of slow-driving in our community, and speculates that the other drivers “are driving slowly to save gas. Nobody ever goes the speed limit on Court Street; people usually dart from lane to lane, shooting ahead if anybody dares to dawdle, honking, gesturing, giving the stink eye. Not today. I think my mates on Court are maximizing every drop” (The Go-Slow Club).
I have slowed down some myself. On a recent trip to Ann Arbor and back, I kept the speedometer between 62 and 65. Or tried to. It wasn’t easy with behemoths flying up behind me and swerving at the last instant to pass. How much gas does an SUV suck down at 80+ mph? A lot more than my mini-van was putt-putting along. By going slower, I get 27 mpg on the X-way, an increase of five miles per gallon. It adds up. The next step is to get rid of the mini-van.
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