Eco-safe driving explained.

Here are some tips on eco-safe driving:

Avoid sudden braking and accelerate smoothly. To be able to do this you must be able to anticipate events ahead in good time. It is much better to come off the accelerator in good time rather than to brake late. Keeping on the accelerator uses more fuel, and the extra heat created with late braking escapes to the atmosphere. The brake discs and pads also have to be replaced earlier, with the consequent environmental damage from their manufacture.

Stay within the speed limits. Exceeding the speed limits not only risk a fine, but the increased speed uses extra fuel needlessly.

Move away smoothly without excessive engine revs. Not only does this save fuel, but reduces clutch friction which in turn avoids early clutch replacement, with the consequent environmental damage from their manufacture.

Use the gears selectively. Just because they're numbered doesn't mean they have to be used in order. Only select the gear you need and use the highest gear you can unless you need the response from a lower one. Using a high gear uses less fuel than using a lower gear.

Keep your tyres correctly inflated. Check the vehicle handbook and make sure that your tyre pressures match the load you are carrying. Incorrect tyre pressures can cause excessive fuel consumption, and you will need to replace your tyres sooner, with the consequent environmental damage from their manufacture. Heat generated from driving on under-inflated tyres at speed can cause a blow out - think of all the extra fuel used by the emergency services and the pollution from the burning wreckage!

I bet you could sit down and make your own list of ways to save fuel and be eco-friendly, so I'll leave you to it.

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	Eco-safe Driving

		Eco-safe driving is to be introduced into the driving test and concerns driving in such a manner that results in less polluting chemicals being released into the atmosphere. Although this is a new phrase in the motoring world, the way to go about it has been practised by careful drivers for many years. I was talking to an eldery gentleman the other day about his car and caravan, and he was telling me that he struggled with the price of fuel on his pension, and went on to describe different driving techniques that he used to use less fuel thereby keeping his bills down. Little did he know he was giving a talk on eco-safe driving, and that he was quite an accomplished practitioner of it. The next day I observed a 'boy racer' thrashing his disfigured car around the streets. Not only was it clear that the 'boy racer' had no driving ability whatsoever, but he wasn't even aware that he was throwing his money away!



	Here are some tips on eco-safe driving: Avoid sudden braking and accelerate smoothly. To be able to do this you must be able to anticipate events ahead in good time. It is much better to come off the accelerator in good time rather than to brake late. Keeping on the accelerator uses more fuel, and the extra heat created with late braking escapes to the atmosphere. The brake discs and pads also have to be replaced earlier, with the consequent environmental damage from their manufacture. Stay within the speed limits. Exceeding the speed limits not only risk a fine, but the increased speed uses extra fuel needlessly. Move away smoothly without excessive engine revs. Not only does this save fuel, but reduces clutch friction which in turn avoids early clutch replacement, with the consequent environmental damage from their manufacture. Use the gears selectively. Just because they're numbered doesn't mean they have to be used in order. Only select the gear you need and use the highest gear you can unless you need the response from a lower one. Using a high gear uses less fuel than using a lower gear. Keep your tyres correctly inflated. Check the vehicle handbook and make sure that your tyre pressures match the load you are carrying. Incorrect tyre pressures can cause excessive fuel consumption, and you will need to replace your tyres sooner, with the consequent environmental damage from their manufacture. Heat generated from driving on under-inflated tyres at speed can cause a blow out - think of all the extra fuel used by the emergency services and the pollution from the burning wreckage! I bet you could sit down and make your own list of ways to save fuel and be eco-friendly, so I'll leave you to it.

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	Peter Jackson Dip.DI

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