Well, our driving habits are coming home to roost. All of America is driving stupid fast and wasting fuel like it's free. That party just ended, so turn off the lights: your time in the fast lane is up. We’ve been dealing with 85 mph as the new 65...its not! Besides driving America’s road fatality rate to a 25 year high, predicted to be back to 50,000 lives lost this year, and burning through gasoline or diesel at an amazing rate. The average internal combustion gets 20-25% better mileage at 70 mph than it does at 85, and for some engines more.
A year ago what was a $30 fill up is now $70 and going up fast. The bottom line is the fastest way to keep a significant percent of fuel cash in your pocket: SLOW DOWN. Don’t worry, the remaining speeders will be forced to join you real soon because somebody going 85 in a crowd of 75 stands out and the Highway Patrol will have an even easier time spotting them. It's going to get even more expensive to drive like a fool.
Save fuel, save money and save lives. Welcome back, America.
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