AAA estimates 88% of Americans will travel by car this Christmas. Whether it's by car or mode transportation, the average South Carolinian will travel eight hundred and seventy miles round trip and spend over nine hundred dollars. There are many ways to travel efficiently and even save some money during this busy travel time.
f your mode of transportation is driving, take a vehicle that gets the best miles per gallon. If you don't own one personally, consider renting a hybrid. To improve the efficiency of your car make sure the proper amount of air is in your tires and if you need to, get an oil change.
Using cruise control to maintain a steady speed on the highway can also help your pocket book. It can save you up to ten percent on gas.
Also, remain calm and drive carefully. Accelerating less aggressively and slowing down at a steady pace for stops can reduce your miles per gallon by about 33% on the highway and by 5% in a busy city setting. If possible, try travelling on off peak days. This can help you avoid traffic, reduce your carbon impact and save money.
Packing light is another way to go green. Extra weight causes the vehicle, airplane, or train you are taking to travel to lose efficiency and require more fuel. Http://www.conservation.org/act/live_green/carboncalc/Pages/default.aspx and http://www.carbonfund.org/ are two of the many helpful websites that can help you calculate your specific carbon footprint. This will be determined based on how you travel, and how much baggage you bring with you when you travel.
Last but not least, sharing cabs and carpooling to holiday festivities can keep more cars off the roads during this busy time. These are just some of the many things you can do to go green when you travel this holiday season.
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