smiley73's Blog

I read an interesting article today in the Globe Parade insert. Can turning right save the Planet?  I guess UPS redesigned it's routes to minimize left-hand turns.  I guess their results are pretty impressive.  It's estimated that it saved roughly 3 millions gallons of gas with its deliveries in 2007 and it reduced it's emissions by 32,000 metric tons!!
How this worked? Well it's pretty obviously but I'll tell you anyways.  Left-hand turns require longer idling and burns more fuel than right-hand turns.  
So we can't go with Beyonce on this one .. to the left, to the left .. it's stage right my friends!
Would you change your routes to avoid left-hand turns to save some gas and the planet? I'll be honest, I don't think I would go through all the trouble, but it was an interesting article nonetheless!!!
~smiley.....