33 Commuting

There are ways that you can get to work that will help you save on gas consumption for your car.

When driving to work avoid the peak times for rush hours. This way youll use up less fuel and youll spend less of you precious time sitting around in heavy traffic.
Try telecommuting from work if youre in a position to do so.
If you are the owner of more than one vehicle you should try to drive the car that has the best gas mileage more often than the one with higher gas mileage. Save the vehicle with the lower gas mileage for those trips when you dont want your new vehicle damaged or dont want to put the miles on the odometer.
Find out about ride-sharing programs and carpools that are available in your local area. By commuting to work with others youll be cutting your monthly fuel costs by as much as half. Youll also be saving on the wear and tear of your car. Many large cities have what is known as the HOV lane (high occupancy vehicle) to encourage drivers to commute to work.


Source: www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/planning.shtml
Use the public transit service if its convenient for you and available where you live. You may be able to drive your vehicle to the bus depot and commute from there. Even though youre still driving your car part way to work youll still notice a substantial savings when it comes to the cost of your commute to and from work.