A potential fuel (and licence) saver on the highway
Potential Fuel Saving: Up to eight per cent, highway
Worthwhile … if you’re a leadfoot, or erratic
On 110km/h freeways it’s actually possible to beat the
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Toll roads are faster and more fuel efficient? Don't believe it
Potential Economic Benefit: negative
Faster (but only if free-flowing) and almost always more costly
Selling the concept of toll roads to the driving population on the basis of fuel saving via more efficient driving is generally a con, or at least a liberty with the truth.
There are several good reasons to keep your tyres fully pumped. Unfortunately, saving massively on fuel isn't one of them
Potential Fuel Saving: up to five per cent
Essential for safety, moderately useful for consumption
A modern radial tyre with 25 per cent of the air let out of it looks like
Brace yourself for a shock. The law doesn't differentiate between public and private property when it comes to where the road rules apply. This can have startling, and sobering, consequences. Just below is an example that relates to being on a camping trip in a 4X4, but the same principle applies in the car park of a major shopping centre.
Let’s say you’re in the bush. Let’s say you’re camped on an outback station, on private property that’s open to the public. Legally. A place where recreational camping is allowed. Encouraged, even, as a source of revenue for the grazier. The sun’s setting. You’re on the bank of a choice creek. It’s been a textbook day. Half a dozen fresh fish on the barbecue plate (bad day for them; a good one for you), and you’re swapping lies with mates, with a few beers to chase them down.
A light chill is creeping in as the sun sets. You decide that maybe there isn’t enough firewood at hand