Making Right Turns Saves Gas, Time - News Story - WRC | Washington - The Diigo Meta page

• 17 Apr 08
  

  Heather Sullivan

  conservation edtech earthday

  • WASHINGTON -- There is a way to save both time and gas when behind the wheel.

    UPS drivers steer with a strategy: right turns are the way to go.

    UPS dispatchers map out directions on tablets known as DIAD boards.

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    Every route is designed to take right turns whenever possible.

    UPS says left turns are less efficient because there is more idle time involved while you're waiting for oncoming traffic or a traffic signal.
  • n addition to saving time, making right turns also saves gas. Idling in a left hand turn lane can burn a lot of fuel.

    By going right, UPS has already saved 31,000 metric tons of C02.

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