How to Drive your Car to Improve Gas Mileage

How to Drive your Car to Improve Gas Mileage

What is the appropriate way to brake?

What is the appropriate way to brake?

What is the appropriate way to accelerate?

What is the appropriate way to accelerate?

Does cruise control save gas?

Does cruise control save gas?

Does carpooling improve your gas mileage?

Does carpooling improve your gas mileage?

What are some commuting options?

What are some commuting options?

Should I avoid high speeds?

Should I avoid high speeds?

Should I turn my car off when I'm stuck in traffic?

Should I turn my car off when I'm stuck in traffic?

How can I cut down on the number of trips I take each day?

How can I cut down on the number of trips I take each day?

What are Dr. Roadmap's special tips?

What are Dr. Roadmap's special tips?

Are the free gas cards being offered to boost summer travel worth it?

Are the free gas cards being offered to boost summer travel worth it?

How to Fill up your Gas Tank

How to Fill up your Gas Tank

How to Drive your Car to Improve Gas Mileage

How to Drive your Car to Improve Gas Mileage

Basic Car Maintenance to Improve Gas Mileage

Basic Car Maintenance to Improve Gas Mileage

How to Choose an Energy Efficient Vehicle

How to Choose an Energy Efficient Vehicle

How to Improve Gas Mileage

How to Improve Gas Mileage

Improving Gas Mileage - Tires

Improving Gas Mileage - Tires

Improving Gas Mileage - Wheel Alignment

Improving Gas Mileage - Wheel Alignment

Improving Gas Mileage - Clean Air Filter

Improving Gas Mileage - Clean Air Filter

Improving Gas Mileage - Fuel Injection and Spark Plugs

Improving Gas Mileage - Fuel Injection and Spark Plugs

Improving Gas Mileage - Things to Do While Driving

Improving Gas Mileage - Things to Do While Driving

Improving Gas Mileage When Driving

Improving Gas Mileage When Driving

Improving Gas Mileage - Changing How You Drive

Improving Gas Mileage - Changing How You Drive

Improving Gas Mileage - Vehicle Maintenance

Improving Gas Mileage - Vehicle Maintenance

Improving Gas Mileage - Advance Planning

Improving Gas Mileage - Advance Planning

Improving Gas Mileage - Gas Saving Extras

Improving Gas Mileage - Gas Saving Extras

Improving Gas Mileage - What Determines Gas Prices

Improving Gas Mileage - What Determines Gas Prices

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David Rizzo

Dr. Road Map, Dr. Road Map

www.drroadmap.com  

(714) 879-8521

David, DR. ROADMAP, Rizzo burst upon the traffic scene in late 1987 as the first person in Los Angeles to offer alternate routes to motorists who were sick and tired of being stuck in traffic. In 1990 he released to the world the most comprehensive guide ever written of off-freeway commuting in Southern California. Two years later he became the first traffic reporter to offer daily alternate routes in real time over the air on one of the most popular morning radio shows in Los Angeles. Dr. Roadmap continues to provide COMMUTE MANAGEMENT solutions with the 2006 release of his book, "Survive the Drive! How to Beat Freeway Traffic in Southern California."

Should I avoid high speeds?

Host:Should I avoid high speeds?

David Rizzo: No one likes to hear that they have to go slower but if you are interested in saving miles per gallon or getting more miles per gallon, yes you have to slow down and it has to do with pushing wind out of the way of the car. If we are driving in a vacuum it would take very little energy to propel our car down the road, but the Coefficient of Drag, the wind resistance on our car is everything and the faster you go that drag raises exponentially. Let me put in perspective, the average ideal driving speed is about 35-50 miles per hour, that's where your car is getting the best gas mileage.

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Host:Should I avoid high speeds?

David Rizzo: No one likes to hear that they have to go slower but if you are interested in saving miles per gallon or getting more miles per gallon, yes you have to slow down and it has to do with pushing wind out of the way of the car. If we are driving in a vacuum it would take very little energy to propel our car down the road, but the Coefficient of Drag, the wind resistance on our car is everything and the faster you go that drag raises exponentially. Let me put in perspective, the average ideal driving speed is about 35-50 miles per hour, that's where your car is getting the best gas mileage. If you accelerate from 55-65 and keep it there you are loosing 3 miles per gallon. If you accelerate from 55-70 all of a sudden you are loosing 4.

5 miles per gallon, we are getting serious here. To put it terms of dollars and cents, every 10 miles that you drive above 60 miles per hour cost you an extra 50 cents. In other words it's like paying instead of $4 a gallon you are paying $4.

50 a gallon just for the privilege to go 60-70 miles per hour. So, now if you slow down you are definitely going to put money back in your pocket.

Is it okay to pump gas when the storage tanks are being filled?

Is it okay to pump gas when the storage tanks are being filled?

How can I find the cheapest gas?

How can I find the cheapest gas?

Which octane gas is best for my car?

Which octane gas is best for my car?

Basic Car Maintenance to Improve Gas Mileage

Basic Car Maintenance to Improve Gas Mileage

Do car modifications really work to save gas?

Do car modifications really work to save gas?

How do tires effect gas mileage?

How do tires effect gas mileage?

How to Winterize Portable Gas-Powered Tools

How to Winterize Portable Gas-Powered Tools

How to Select a Gas Leaf Blower

How to Select a Gas Leaf Blower

Leaf Blowers - Gas vs. Electric

Leaf Blowers - Gas vs. Electric

Gas Leaf Blower - Handheld Advantages

Gas Leaf Blower - Handheld Advantages