Fuel Economy Tip - Park and Walk
April 28th, 2006 | by Brian Carr |It’s aggravating to watch people drive up and down the aisles of a parking lot, searching for the closest spot. Getting “stalked” for your spot as you walk to your car is even worse. You should feel some pity for people like that because all they’re doing is wasting gas.
Stop searching for the closest spot. Park and walk.
Going back to the Ditch the Drive Through tip, by driving around and searching for the closest spot, all you’re doing is wasting gas and dropping your vehicle’s fuel economy. All so that you don’t have to walk an extra 200 yards to get where you’re going.
Especially on days when the weather is nice, park your car in the first available spot and then just walk to where you are going.
Of course, if you have a disability or feel you are in an unsafe area, I would advise parking as close as possible.
Otherwise, park the car, enjoy the weather and take a little walk.
4 Responses to “Fuel Economy Tip - Park and Walk”
By earthlydream on Apr 29, 2006 | Reply
Your blog is pretty cool! I’ve actually learned how to save on gas by doing alot of your techniques since I first started driving a long time ago.
Glad you are giving out these ideas! I read somewhere if we all onlyfilled our tanks half way at pump there would be an over supply of gas & it would force the price of gas down!
By Brian Carr on Apr 29, 2006 | Reply
Thank you for your comment, I’m glad the site has helped you out. It’s amazing the amount of gas we can save by simply changing a few driving habits.
By Jiltedcitizen on Feb 21, 2007 | Reply
Do you really think driving up and down is wasting a ton of gas? Overall maybe, for one person it is barely noticeable. But I agree on the annoyance of people stalking you, or stopping and waiting for someone to leave. Just park and walk fat ass.
By Brian Carr on Feb 21, 2007 | Reply
I think that each instance of driving up and down the aisles probably doesn’t waste a ton of gas, but when you sum the entire amount of gas wasted when lots of people do this each and every day, I’m sure the number of gallons wasted adds up very quickly.