ARTICLE: 6 Driving Tactics to Save Gas This Summer

**looks2008** · June 16th, 2011 08:10 PM

Nice! Didn't know making right turns only save gas rather than idling. Hehe

**niky** · June 17th, 2011 10:09 AM

Idling uses up 1 liter per hour. 1.5-2 liters with AC on or if you've got a big engine. That's enough to go 10-20 kilometers on a clear road.

Add up the gas wasted stopping and starting, and you can use enough gas sitting in traffic for one hour to go about 20-40 kilometers. Adding a kilometer or two of extra route is well worth the savings.

Unfortunately, this is the same idea that gaves us U-turns all over the metro... which may save gas for those few who don't have to wait at intersections, but waste everyone else's gas as traffic snarls up where a few motorists dive across six lanes of traffic just to make a left turn...

**meledson** · June 17th, 2011 10:41 AM

very nice post. thanks!

**xninjax** · June 17th, 2011 01:01 PM

Awesome post. Thanks you sir

**dale323** · June 17th, 2011 02:14 PM

Thanks for this Sir GH! :D

**dondonposadas** · October 29th, 2011 12:17 PM

Very informative.

**DBanker** · October 31st, 2011 04:38 PM

very nice article- thanks for sharing... (glad to be back)

**frake** · April 17th, 2012 10:03 AM

Very nice article. However, I didn't quite get the point of Right turn only instead of idling at traffic? does this mean i should find other way just to make my car moving instead of falling in line of traffic congestion? :D

**ghosthunter** · April 17th, 2012 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by frake

Very nice article. However, I didn't quite get the point of Right turn only instead of idling at traffic? does this mean i should find other way just to make my car moving instead of falling in line of traffic congestion? :D

This is the tactic used by UPS in reducing fuel consumption by reducing the amount of time the vehicle is not moving and the engine is just idling.

Mythbusters VIDEO : MythBusters: Right Turn Only MiniMyth : Video : Discovery Channel

**frake** · April 17th, 2012 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

This is the tactic used by UPS in reducing fuel consumption by reducing the amount of time the vehicle is not moving and the engine is just idling.

Mythbusters VIDEO : MythBusters: Right Turn Only MiniMyth : Video : Discovery Channel

Thank you Mod ghosthunter

Last question po, when the article say "right turn only" literally po ba yun? or turning left is also the same?