Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Additional Benefits to Obeying the Law

by Nicholas T
Several months ago I began a concentrated effort to drive the speed limit. When I filled up the tank in my Honda Accord today, I noticed that I had gotten 370 miles out of the last fill-up. Despite the fact that I was almost pushing my car to work because the tank was so empty, I have actually seen a boost in fuel economy from obeying the speed limit. Since slowing down, I have seen my average go from 22 miles per gallon to 24-25 mpg.

These guys, however, have taken the gas mileage-saving game to a whole new level. 133 mpg! Wow. I'm not that interested in turning off my engine while driving, but the results are pretty impressive...

~ Todd ~

3 comments:

CSB said...

Hmm. I totally have troube obeying the law on speed limits. I thought that the speed limit was just a suggestion?

Unknown said...

Hi Will! Thanks for reading! I'm not sure if you are serious or not, so I'll assume you are being serious. I think Romans 14 is pretty clear about obedience to the authorities. That's really what changed my mind about speed limits.

And, I guess, logically, if you can get a ticket (or even arrested) for speeding, it can't really be only a suggestion.

You were probably not serious, but you never know what frame of mind your readers are in when they comment!

Thanks again for you comment!

Todd

Jimmy Tidmore said...

Cool post. I don't think I will be turning my engine off and coasting anytime soon, but there is some good advice here.

Also I appreciate the challenge to obey those laws that we view as trivial/optional. Romans 14 doesn't make any distinctions.

I always cringe when I see someone pass by me driving like a maniac with one of the Ichthys (fish) emblems on their car.