By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There’s a bright side to almost everything, right? Even $4 per gallon fuel. If that seems like a stretch as you fork over another $80 to fill up your car, consider the bright side: 1) There’s less traffic out there If you can still afford to drive, the drive’s less […]
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The Old Man In The Buick — And The Return Of Drive 55?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist GOP Senator John Warner probably doesn’t drive himself anywhere; he is flown, or chauffeured — at state expense and top speed. Which may explain why he is peddling reduced speed limits to “save fuel” for the rest of us. Just prior to the 4th of July weekend, Virginia’s senior senator […]
How Do Gasoline Prices Affect Driving Behavior?
In January 2008, the Congressional Budget Office put out a study examining the effects of gasoline prices on driving behavior. While the CBO’s analysis is somewhat dated — it’s based on four years of data collected from metropolitan freeways in California between 2003 and 2006 — the findings likely extend to current gas prices as […]
If We Really Wanted To Save Gas…
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There’s an old saying about going around the block to cross the street that applies to our current problem with escalating fuel prices. We could be saving a lot more fuel — easily and relatively cheaply. But we choose not to. How so? We could have 60 mpg commuter cars […]
Traffic Lights: Just Check Them Every Couple Decades Or So
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Seattle officials said Wednesday [July 2nd] that they’ve synchronized signals at 258 downtown intersections for the first time in more than two decades and promised quicker, less polluting trips through the central business district will result. Drivers will still encounter red lights between Jackson Street, Denny Way, Boren Avenue and Elliott […]
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