View Poll Results: Which route would you take? (Please read the first post before answering)
I'd take the highway, mainly because there are no lights.
10
20.41%
I'd take the highway, mainly because I want the highest fuel efficiency.
2
4.08%
I'd switch betwen the two, since I like variety.
7
14.29%
I'd take the local road, mainly because I don't like highways.
3
6.12%
I'd take the local road, mainly because I want to use less fuel.
15
30.61%
I'd listen to the traffic report and take the route that would be fastest
11
22.45%
I'm not sure
1
2.04%
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Poll...what would you do?
#1
Poll...what would you do? (read first post before answering)
Would you drive further (and use more gas) in an attempt to have a higher mileage statistic?
Assuming you could travel to work one of two ways. Each way took approximately the same time.
Be honest in your reply.
This isn't meant to be a scientific analysis, but rather a tongue in cheek look at economizing.
Assuming you could travel to work one of two ways. Each way took approximately the same time.
- 25 miles on a highway and average 35 MPG (using ~7/10 gallon)
- 18 miles on local roads (with occasional traffic lights) and average 30 MPG (using 6/10 gallon)
Be honest in your reply.
This isn't meant to be a scientific analysis, but rather a tongue in cheek look at economizing.
Last edited by haroldo; 10-11-2008 at 05:24 AM.
#2
Re: Poll...what would you do?
There's no point in burning extra fuel to bump up the MPG, but 0.1 gallons is only $0.30 in Detroit right now so I'd look for the shorter drive. If burning extra gas got me home 10 minutes quicker (say 30 min. vs. 40 min.) I'd do it.
#3
Re: Poll...what would you do?
I second that. But I chose variety since I have about 10 ways I could get to work with various times and fuel uses and I like to take different routes. However, if I go to the gym, there three mains ways to get to the gym and only one way to get to work. Since it is 5:30 AM, I take the quickest.
#4
Re: Poll...what would you do? (read first post before answering)
Only in heavy stop-and-go should your city milage be lower. And 18 miles is well past the "warm-up" period!
#6
Re: Poll...what would you do?
I would take the shorter route, assuming equal time. This amounts to 70 miles per week less wear and tear on the vehicle. It doesn't sound like much, but it is over 3500 miles in a year. All this is assuming your mileage above is one way, and not round trip.
#7
Re: Poll...what would you do?
Are we missing the point?
.1 gallon for the trip (one way) is .2 for the day.
.2 for the day x 242 working days = 48.4 gallons
48.4 gallons x 3.20/gal (this mornings pump price in KY) = $154.88
OK - in the "grand scheme" of things it's not a big deal, but if "everyone" with a hybrid did this sort of thinking and managing of their route our dependance on oil (foreign OR domestic -- it's still OIL) would be reduced.
I agree that the "quicker" route is more appealing. In KY it's not such a big problem as it is in larger (read: more congested) metropolitan communities, but drive time is drive time and I don't want to be on the road any more than I really require.
...just my .02
.1 gallon for the trip (one way) is .2 for the day.
.2 for the day x 242 working days = 48.4 gallons
48.4 gallons x 3.20/gal (this mornings pump price in KY) = $154.88
OK - in the "grand scheme" of things it's not a big deal, but if "everyone" with a hybrid did this sort of thinking and managing of their route our dependance on oil (foreign OR domestic -- it's still OIL) would be reduced.
I agree that the "quicker" route is more appealing. In KY it's not such a big problem as it is in larger (read: more congested) metropolitan communities, but drive time is drive time and I don't want to be on the road any more than I really require.
...just my .02
#8
Re: Poll...what would you do?
Right, we all want to spend less.
The main point of the poll is to make sure that we're not being "penny wise (good FE) and pound foolish (using more gas)"
The main point of the poll is to make sure that we're not being "penny wise (good FE) and pound foolish (using more gas)"
#9
Re: Poll...what would you do?
I'd go for the traffic-reported quicker route. It's also more likely to get both better FE and less fuel used - being stuck in traffic, even with a hybrid, is still burning fuel to go nowhere.
#10
Re: Poll...what would you do?
In my case, the local road offers these advantages:
Bob Wilson
- shortest route - it by-passes two legs of the highway route
- less traffic - most folks jam up the highway and leave the secondary routes alone
- fewer accidents - about two to four times per year, I pass an accident on the highway on the access road. With only a single on-off lane, the access road continues to run smoothly
- calm traffic - secondary roads don't have the 'frantic' drivers and egotists
Bob Wilson