How to save hundreds of $$$ per year in gas

One of the greatest expenses in car ownership is the fuel costs. However, just by using a simple technique, you can literally save hundreds of dollars per year!
The concept is quite simple. In fact, if the entire driving population of the United States utilized this concept, we would save millions of dollars in gas each year! This would therefore reduce our dependence on oil imports.

The concept is “vision control.” My “Drive to Live™” instructional video explains this concept in great detail, but I will share this important information with you. By exploiting this concept in everyday driving, you will see an immediate increase in your gas mileage, and therefore a decrease in your fuel bill.

The concept is quite simple-just look farther ahead. The next time you are driving down the road, look past the car (s) you are following. This is especially useful on gridlocked freeways, but it will work quite well in city traffic also.
The trick is to look four or five cars ahead, (ten cars ahead or more if traffic is stop and go) so you can set a “steady” speed with the gas pedal. It is very much like coasting. Rolling along at five MPH or so takes very little gas.
You see, starting from a dead stop burns the most gas, because you are fighting the laws of physics. A car at a standstill simply does not want to start moving. However, once the car is in motion it wants to stay in motion.
When you minimize the number of times that you come to a complete stop and re-start, you will save a lot of precious fuel.
Most drivers will accelerate as the car ahead of them moves forward, only to brake when that car stops. This stop and go is costing you $$$, as you waste fuel with no time gain.

If you leave a gap between you and the car ahead, you will be able to sustain a slow speed, as the car you are following is doing the stop-and-go. The distance between you and the lead car will grow and shrink, but if done correctly you will not have to use the brake or gas pedal.
In the city, you should not only watch the cars ahead, but look for the next traffic signal also. If it is turning yellow or red, then there is no reason to accelerate up to the light only to stop. If you observe most drivers surrounding you, you will be amused to see drivers passing other cars, accelerating and then stopping at the traffic light, as the cars that they just passed pull up alongside them. This is a horrible waste of precious petrol. If you look ahead and observe the light changing to red, you can just coast slowly up to the light, using almost no fuel at all.

It is common sense, really. Why would you want to accelerate briskly, if traffic is going to stop again and again? This acceleration will not get your to you destination more quickly.
And that is the key-LOOK AHEAD!!! I guarantee that you will see an immediate increase in your gas mileage.
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OFF ROAD RECOVERY

The leading cause of crashes, and fatalities for teenage drivers, is the result of a driver “dropping wheels,” or driving off of the edge of the road onto the shoulder and then over reacting with the steering wheel, and this can sometimes result in the car shooting into the opposing lane of traffic and causing a head-on collision, or a rollover as the vehicle goes into a skid and slides sideways into the dirt, which can “trip” the car and cause the rollover.
Off road recovery is actually one of the most simple accident avoidance techniques a driver can learn. All the driver needs to do is relax, and just keep the steering wheel straight (at least as straight as possible without crashing into an obstacle) and gently ease the vehicle back onto the roadway without panicking. Panic is what causes the driver to overreact with the steering wheel. Another important point to understand is where to look. You will always drive where you are looking, so you must continue to keep your eyes focused straight ahead to where you want to end up, and NOT at the potential targets that threaten the driver. Drive to Live shows in great detail, ways to practice and learn to recover control quickly and easily, and successfully.

PANIC BRAKING

Typically, most cars on the road today are equipped with ABS, or Anti-lock brakes.
These brakes are designed to prevent wheel lockup during panic braking. Usually in a panic situation, a driver will over react with the brake pedal and use too much brake pressure and lock the tires, which will totally eliminate the vehicles ability to steer. The car will continue in a straight line regardless where you steer.
ABS was actually designed to allow a driver to steer around an obstacle during panic braking, as ABS prevents wheel lockup.
Most people do not understand this concept, as they assume (incorrectly) that ABS was designed to stop the car in a shorter distance. In bad weather conditions, such as rain, this may be true, but usually in most cases it will not stop the car in a shorter distance. Panic stops should be practiced in a safe place, such as a completely empty parking lot, and only under adult supervision.
When a driver brakes hard enough for the ABS to activate, the brake pedal will actually vibrate, and a pulsating noise will also occur, this is normal, but can sometimes startle a driver. This is why it is important to learn what happens during panic braking in a controlled environment, and not in a true panic situation. The best, most efficient stop happens when the steering wheel is completely straight, as this will keep the cars weight evenly distributed on both front tires. The front tires can produce as much as 80% of the total braking ability of the car. If you turn the steering wheel, the braking distance will increase, and the car will take longer to stop. Also, when practicing, make an aggressive lane change, as this is what the ABS system was designed to do, allow the car to steer while braking, if needed to avoid an obstacle. Drive to Live shows in great detail, how to maximize your braking ability in cars with and without ABS brakes.