Pete
Repete
You know electric/hydrogen fuel cells and so on would drop out reliance on oil because instead of "importing oil" we would "create our own" which put us and our ingenuity back in control of energy and not an OPEC minister, but so would other things.
How many gallons of fuel would we drop in this area alone if we had a light rail line from Waldorf to Lexington park with tram type feeders.
Think about the people movers at Disney from the parking lots to the main gate. If 50% of the people rode one of those everyday it would cut a bunch of fuel.
Our traffic patterns and road design stink. Think about how many gallons of fuel are wasted nation wide sitting at traffic lights. Does anyone else feel totally stupid sitting at a traffic light at 10pm when there is not a car in sight? But we dutifully sit there out of fear of getting pinched by "the man" if we say "this is stupid, I am going".
The lack of elevated express lanes in congested areas.
Last trip to DE I sat at the toll booth for the Bay bridge for nearly 45 minutes. There were hundreds of cars trying to neck down to 6 lanes when there were 15 available. How many gallons were wasted in that boondoggle.
In Europe traffic circles are everywhere. There are few actual 4 way stops at intersections. When you get there you never stop, you blend into traffic and scoot around and get off where you need. On my small commute of 18 miles I have to stop on average 4 times. Counting the deceleration, acceleration, idle time I lose 5-6mpg from straight out cruise without stops.
With the amount of cars in this country even a little bit adds up to a lot.
How many gallons of fuel would we drop in this area alone if we had a light rail line from Waldorf to Lexington park with tram type feeders.
Think about the people movers at Disney from the parking lots to the main gate. If 50% of the people rode one of those everyday it would cut a bunch of fuel.
Our traffic patterns and road design stink. Think about how many gallons of fuel are wasted nation wide sitting at traffic lights. Does anyone else feel totally stupid sitting at a traffic light at 10pm when there is not a car in sight? But we dutifully sit there out of fear of getting pinched by "the man" if we say "this is stupid, I am going".
The lack of elevated express lanes in congested areas.
Last trip to DE I sat at the toll booth for the Bay bridge for nearly 45 minutes. There were hundreds of cars trying to neck down to 6 lanes when there were 15 available. How many gallons were wasted in that boondoggle.
In Europe traffic circles are everywhere. There are few actual 4 way stops at intersections. When you get there you never stop, you blend into traffic and scoot around and get off where you need. On my small commute of 18 miles I have to stop on average 4 times. Counting the deceleration, acceleration, idle time I lose 5-6mpg from straight out cruise without stops.
With the amount of cars in this country even a little bit adds up to a lot.
if that were true, our wise and powerful leaders in Washington would have mandated the cleanup of the large smokestack instead of something stupid like millions of expensive catalytic converters that use rare precious metals
