| I used to be an over-the-road, long haul
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| | bought. But, there are a great many
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| truck driver. For a while, I even owned
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| | people who insist on purchasing
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| and drove my own truck. As an
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| | gas-guzzling SUV's or so-called luxury
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| owner-operator, I became interested in
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| | vehicles, even when they are not needed!
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| fuel economy, and very aware of how
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| | I recently took a trip in my very
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| personal choices can affect fuel economy
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| | comfortable Prius and averaged
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| and fuel costs.I'm off the road now,
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| | approximately 56 miles per gallon.
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| although I still travel a great deal,
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| | Interestingly enough, on the second day
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| mainly by car. Like everyone else, I
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| | of my trip, I was passed by another Prius
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| have listened to, and watched, news
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| | going about 70 miles per hour. The owner
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| stories, discussions, and interviews on
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| | had possibly bought a hybrid vehicle in
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| the present and future state of energy
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| | hopes of saving money by improved fuel
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| and energy sources.As a business man and
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| | economy, but apparently chose not to
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| private citizen who travels extensively
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| | change his or her driving habits (they
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| by car, both for business and pleasure, I
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| | went by too fast for me to see if it was
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| am concerned about present costs and
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| | a man or a woman driver) to get the
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| those which might be expected in the
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| | maximum possible fuel economy.I am sure
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| future.Even more, however, I am becoming
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| | that many SUV owners, as well as the rest
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| concerned about what might be my future,
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| | of the public, wish they could save even
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| if I live long enough, and what will
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| | a few cents on fuel. Properly inflated
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| almost certainly be the energy future of
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| | tires can help do this as can properly
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| my grandchildren, if not my children. As
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| | maintained cars in general. Every day, I
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| a result of these concerns, I have begun
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| | see several cars with obvious low tires,
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| to think more about the changes that I
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| | and believe I can accurately assume that
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| and others can make to alleviate some of
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| | many drivers do not perform regular
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| the coming ecological and economic
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| | maintenance checks on their vehicles nor
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| problems related to fuel.Because of my
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| | do they have regular oil changes done.In
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| experiences past and present, I have some
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| | an article I wrote about a year ago, I
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| thoughts on the subjects of travel, the
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| | mentioned how a service station owner had
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| operation of vehicles, and the modern
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| | pointed out to me years ago that his
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| driver. I would like to make a couple of
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| | number of towing calls, tire sales, and
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| points, particularly as these subjects
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| | vehicle repairs had increased since the
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| and fuel economy meet at the nexus of
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| | advent of self-service gas stations and
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| choice.For years, I have watched drivers
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| | convenience stores. Relatively few
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| drive far in excess of the posted speeds
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| | people then, and probably not so many
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| or rational speeds for the conditions in
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| | today, performed the regular maintenance
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| which they found themselves. I have
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| | chores necessary for optimum vehicle life
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| witnessed several situations in which the
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| | and efficiency, as well as fuel
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| driver created or arrived at a dangerous
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| | economy.These are just a few choices each
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| situation as a result of this need for
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| | of us has almost every day. Each is an
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| speed and I have had several
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| | opportunity to save money, lower personal
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| opportunities to view the sad results of
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| | expenses, and help, at least in some
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| these choices. Many of these individuals
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| | small way, to extend the dwindling
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| will eventually either grow up or remove
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| | resources available to all of us.
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| themselves from the gene pool. In the
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| | Accepting the responsibility to make
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| meantime, they will continue to drive in
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| | these decisions and act on them as a
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| this manner, and many will drive this way
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| | mature and responsible individual is a
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| into old age. I remember one long
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| | way to reduce out-of-pocket fuel costs,
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| traffic jam in Utah that resulted from a
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| | as well as the depletion of a diminishing
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| driver's attempt to find out what his new
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| | supply of petroleum for fuel and
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| Porsche "could do". In the words of
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| | lubrication of our beloved vehicles.Other
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| another truck driver on the scene, "It
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| | choices we might make could include the
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| could kill him. That's what it could
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| | use of synthetic lubricants, alternative
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| do."However, let's just talk about speed
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| | fuels such as ethanol, particularly E85,
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| from the viewpoint of fuel economy. I
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| | or biodiesel.Rather than simply demanding
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| regularly see interviews with "the
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| | that the government should "do
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| consumer" on TV. Often these people are
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| | something", we should tell them what to
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| bemoaning the money they have to spend on
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| | do! We can demand that they choose to
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| fuel. Daily, these people, or those just
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| | help expand the development of renewable
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| like them, blow down the road at high
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| | energy technology, synthetic petroleum
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| rates of speed when driving a few miles
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| | substitutes, and alternative fuels while
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| more slowly could result in appreciable
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| | ending the appearance of collusion
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| real money savings, especially at today's
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| | between government and oil interests.Our
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| fuel prices. Many of these cars are
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| | choices, and those of business and
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| hardly fuel efficient in the first place,
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| | government, will determine the future
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| and, when operating at such high speeds
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| | conditions of life on this planet, as
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| become super-gas-guzzlers! Many of these
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| | well as the current condition of our
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| people also rush up to stop signs and
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| | personal finances.Learn more about
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| stop lights, maintaining their speed or
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| | alternative fuels and flexible fuel
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| accelerating until the last minute before
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| | vehicles, including what vehicles are
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| treading heavily on the brake. They seem
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| | flexible fuel vehicles, and where to find
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| to give no thought to the fact that
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| | E85, at the United States Government's
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| accelerating to a place where you are
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| | Alternative Fuel Data Center at author
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| going to have to stop is equivalent to
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| | is retired from the Army after 21 years
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| throwing money out the window, not to
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| | of service, has worked as an accountant,
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| mention simply wasting fuel and causing
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| | optical lab manager, restaurant manager,
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| the next expensive brake job to arrive
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| | and instructor. He has been a member of
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| more quickly. For many, the simple act
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| | Mensa for several years, and has written
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| of looking at what is happening ahead of
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| | and published poetry, essays, and
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| them and removing their foot from the
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| | articles on various subjects for the last
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| accelerator before arriving at a point
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| | 40 years. He is keenly interested in the
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| where they HAVE TO STOP could result in
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| | fuels of the future, America's dependence
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| savings in fuel and money.There are many
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| | on foreign oil, the physical limits of
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| fuel efficient cars available, including
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| | stores of petroleum based products, and
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| a wide and growing range of hybrid cars,
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| | the futures of his grandchildren. Learn
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| such as the Toyota Prius I recently
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| | more about hybrid cars, and fuel economy.
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