Finally, someone has come up with instructions on how to conserve gas by merely changing the way you drive your car. I have already started trying to implement these changes. Hopefully I will be able to lighten my lead foot. The method is called hypermiling. According to the website:
What is hypermiling? According to a a fantastic August 2006 story in the Washington Post, it is a method of increasing your car’s gas mileage by making skillful changes in the way you drive, allowing you to save gas and thereby have an easier time withstanding the rising oil and gas prices.
So, I’m going to try it for 90 days and attempt to make it a habit. How about you? Can you drive in the slow lane? Can you lay off the breaks and leave a cushion between you and the next car so that you can coast more rather than brake? These are tall orders for an aggressive driver like myself, but I’m willing to try if it means saving gas.