Interesting Side Effect

There was an article in the paper recently that the increase in fuel prices has spurred increased use of public transportation, and no, you commuters are not hallucinating, the traffic on our notoriously busy roads really is a bit lighter.

More use of public transportation – a very good thing.

But there are still those of us who have to drive for various reasons, such as timing of commutes, relative locations of home and workplace, and so on. I am one of those people.

I have noticed that with the lighter traffic my commutes are shorter and I am able to drive more consistent speeds for longer stretches on the commute. This, in turn, means higher gas mileage for my car.

Bonus all around!