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Today’s tip will not only help you save a lot of fuel, but hopefully it will help you save a lot of traffic induced aggravation.
Drive during off peak times.
Obviously, if you are on the road when there aren’t as many cars, you’ll spend less time stuck in traffic, which means less time idling. The less amount of time you spend idling, the less amount of gas you waste.
If you are lucky enough you be able to adjust your work hours slightly, this will probably save you the most amount of gas. From personal experience, by leaving my house to go to work even just a half an hour earlier (from 7:00 to 6:30), I’ve reduced the amount of time it takes me to commute to work by 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the luxury of being able to adjust our work hours. That being said there are still plenty of ways you can drive during off peak hours. For example, instead of going grocery shopping at 11 am on Sunday morning (and getting stuck in church traffic) get up a little bit earlier and get your day started at 8:30.
Pretty much, driving during off peak hours boils down to your ability to be on the road either earlier or later than everyone else.
