Would you be willing to slow down for the sake of the environment? If not how about for the sake of your wallet?

%26quot;The Union of Concerned Scientists tells us that dropping from 70 to 60 mph improves fuel efficiency by an average of 17.2 percent. Dropping from 75 to 55 improves fuel efficiency by 30.6 percent!(3)

Put another way, in a family sedan, every 10 mph you drive over 60 is like paying 54 cents per gallon more for gas you bought at $3.25 a gallon. (4) That extra cost is even higher for big SUVs and other less-efficient vehicles.

And the time you save by going easy on the accelerator may not add up to as much as you thought. On a 300-mile trip, driving 65 instead of 70 mph would cost you only 20 minutes -- but save money and spew less carbon. %26quot;

It depends. What would the cumulative carbon output difference be.

What the heck does this have to do with global warming? Is carbon dioxide even proved to be a greenhouse gas????

wow. yes I will definitely slow down. Shoot, I try not to drive unless i have to!

Actually, ever since Dana1981 asked a similar question, I%26#039;ve been more heedful of my driving.

I find it possible to slow it down a little, do more in fewer trips, keep the air off longer, not start off as quickly and so on without it impacting my life in any way.

I noticed there are a lot of corners can cut and little things I can do which could potentially be helpful. I%26#039;ve been trying to cut down waste, trying to recycle more and buy more recyclables, reuse my own bags, buy water in larger quantity containers or in that which is made from less plastic (but I can’t find ‘Primo Water’ anywhere around here yet or I would buy only that). Switch all my incandescent light bulbs; switch my computer to energy star compliant mode. Switched my TV and DVD player to energy star products, dim my lights. Turn off things when I’m not using them more (no TV playing in the background right now like what may have been the case at one point just because I didn’t think about it). Use less water to do things, turn it off and on while shaving or brushing, etc. It goes on and on… I have to feel that a lot of other people are beginning to get like this, I’m sure I’m not alone here.

Driving is just one of many things we can tweak a little and in the long run, I know for me, it is doing some good because ultimately I will be drawing less energy and impacting the environment much less than I otherwise would have been. And if many people do this, the impact could be significant.

Yes, I would.

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  THIS IS COMMON LOGIC, I DID%26#039;NT KNOW YOU HAD TO ASK THE SCIENTISTS ABOUT THIS. I SAY TO EACH HIS OR HER OWN WITH THEIR OWN MONEY OR YOU CAN BUY A CAR FROM INDIA THAT COST $2500.00 AND GETS 50 MILES TO THE GALLON. OH AND THE ENVIRONMENT WONT BE HARMED BY THINGS AS THEY ARE, BECAUSE THE EXHAUST LIKE OTHER NON-SOLIDS DECIPATE IN THE UPPER FROZE THINNED AIR. COMMON LOGIC