With the oil rates flaring to 140 Dollars a barrel we just can not afford to waste this precious commodity. And who knows this will even go still higher to may be 200 Dollars by year-end when the winter sets in and the demand increases.
The only option left is saving fuel.
When we travel we should really weigh our options - is it necessary?
I would also suggest that we should adopt better road sense while driving. The other day I was driving in a post colony of Delhi and got stuck in jam for more than 20 minutes. You know why, because a few smart ones tried to overtake from the lanes that were meant for inward drive. These few thought that they would save time by taking the easy path. However, courtesy these smart ones hundreds of travellers lost a lot of time and precious fuel. Have we ever considered that may be by this irresponsible attitude of a few some one might have missed an important appointment, or some flight, or even reached late to the hospital.
And to the authorities I would like to call upon and ask them to take note of the bad roads which hamper proper driving and add to the congestion on roads. This leads to the increase of fuel consumption. No doubt, our rich contrymen can pay for the extra fuel, cost on wear and tear of the vehicle (I am not mentioning the extra time that we have to use for traversing as we all have so much of it) but we are adding to the problem of conservation of energy.
Friends, we will really have to wake up and each one of us can contribute our bit to save this environment and make a better place to live in for the generations to come.
2 comments:
Saving fuel can be done in many other ways. Like instead of Gensets, we can use Solar lights. Instead of using personal vehicle for going short distances, we can walk on foot or use public transport system.
Besides conserving precious fuel, we should also consider the environmental effect of idling cars and with the financial boom and more cars on road this is only going to get worse.
With ozone layer depleting and the seasonal change that is being witnessed as a result of global warming, the time has come when everyone of us need to think what each of us can do to save our planet. Car pooling is one option that we need to consider. But individuals need to get together, shed their ego, accomodate to a time suitable & convenient for all travelling in pool.
Namrata Somani
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