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Originally Posted by pramjockey
For the record, it's not my report. All I did was link to it.
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Yes, of course. I don’t want to give posters the impression that you work for the GAO. Thanx for clearing up any confusion.
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Originally Posted by pramjockey
And, while the per-car cost savings may not be that much, the fact that Americans could prevent the wast of more than 5 billion gallons of gasoline yearly with such a simple task as proper tire inflation is worth paying attention.
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Actually, the report you linked to estimated proper tire inflation would have saved 1.2 billion gallons of fuel in 2005, or just under 1% of the fuel used. While that isn’t an insignificant savings, considering the relative ease by which it can be accomplished, it’s a far cry from the 5 billion+ gallon figure you keep quoting. I agree it’s a practice the American public should adopt, but let’s be honest; it won’t have any significant impact on our country’s oil usage or energy consumption.
Perhaps we should be grateful that the pundits and partisans highlighted this issue; it’s gotten a whole lot more attention than it had in the previous 3 years of Tire Safety Week.