Australian government's advice to drive greener: drive less
There's something I love about the smack-your-face obviousness of the first tip in the Australian Government's Green Vehicle Guide: "Minimise [sic] your vehicle use". This tip can be used by anyone anywhere, and there is no other advice that will result in a more dramatic reduction in fuel usage. Good on 'em for realizing and promoting this.For those times when you do drive, the AGGVG gives similarly sensible advice. Minimize drag, don't accelerate like a maniac, turn off the car instead of idling and look after your car's tyres [sic, again]. Nothing in this list is earth-shatteringly new, but let's give 'em credit for trying to be earth-saving.
[Source: Australian Government's Green Vehicle Guide]
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Doogs 1:54PM (5/08/2006)
Here's my problem. I love cars. I love driving. I don't want to limit my trips. I don't want to not drive. Because, if I did that, my only driving would be to-and-from work in that soul sucking hell called rush hour.
How about, instead of urging people to drive less, governments and businesses start helping us drive less by doing more to encourage telecommuting. I say encourage because, right now, it is more like "grudgingly allow". I bet half the people at my office (myself included) could work at least three days a week from home and not miss a beat.
The benefits are obvious. Those who work from home would use less gas, and by avoiding rush hour they would also be avoiding one of the least efficient forms of driving there is. Those who still have to commute would get better fuel efficiency, too, as the decrease in traffic density would lead to a decrease in gridlock.
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philmcneal 6:10AM (5/09/2006)
[quote]"Minimise [sic] your vehicle use". This tip can be used by anyone anywhere, and there is no other advice that will result in a more dramatic reduction in fuel usage. [/quote]
what a joke, these people obviouisly never hypermiled before.
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carbonsink 6:57PM (11/27/2006)
Minimise is the Queen's English, not some North American dialect! Remove the [sic].
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