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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.....
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Xantun read my blog view my photos
Apr 7, 2008 | 11:16 PM

While I try to avoid left hand turns that aren't at stop lights, (in my area, you sit forever at a stop sign, even if it's 4 way!), I don't have the time, nor am I bored enough, to plan out a route without left hand turns. I'm already helping out the planet by driving a 4 cylinder car most of the time, and that's about as far as I'm gonna go. No hybrid, no OCD route planning.

smiley73 read my blog view my photos
Apr 8, 2008 | 10:59 PM

Hey Xan....
I hear ya ... great research but for the average person not sure we will OCD route planning .. love it!!! :)
go sox

Zigulis101803 read my blog view my photos
May 31, 2008 | 10:27 AM

Smiley, these gas prices are too high for others to pay and when you go to the gas station how much do you pay for gas today. hope that you will reply to my blog on this story as well. Casimir T.Zigulis

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