Improvements in people:
1) People were driving more calmly, presumably to save fuel. Round here they usually sit on your back bumper unless you drive at 10mph over the limit, but this evening they were all going about 5 under the limit. Made for much less stress, reminded me that someone on here said it was nicer to drive when they reduced the speed limits during a fuel crisis.
2) None of the usual "I'll race up to the roundabout, that way I get on first and don't have to worry about gearchanges cos they are too hard for an ape like me" mentality.
So, driving was really quite... nice. Only word to describe it. Wasn't exciting, wasn't fun, was just "nice".
Unfortunately, wasn't all good news:
1) My local supermarket garage had a queue of about 6 cars to fill up, so I thought "what the hell". As I waited in the queue, engine off, windows down, I noticed that not one other driver turned their engine off. Now, usually I think that is just wasteful. However, it is likely that at least some of these people were worried about a "fuel shortage", yet because they were about to get their 60 litres they weren't concerned about wasting some that might come in handy later on.
2) I was the only person I saw who stopped at the compressors and checked his tyre pressures. It is my experience that underinflated tyres can reduce my mileage by up to 10% (and I have low-rolling-resistance tyres!)
They had run out of diesel, presumably because tradesmen and taxis were all filling up to ensure they can work. I considered nipping into the supermarket to see if they had sold out of veggie oil, but I couldn't be a**ed!
1) People were driving more calmly, presumably to save fuel. Round here they usually sit on your back bumper unless you drive at 10mph over the limit, but this evening they were all going about 5 under the limit. Made for much less stress, reminded me that someone on here said it was nicer to drive when they reduced the speed limits during a fuel crisis.
2) None of the usual "I'll race up to the roundabout, that way I get on first and don't have to worry about gearchanges cos they are too hard for an ape like me" mentality.
So, driving was really quite... nice. Only word to describe it. Wasn't exciting, wasn't fun, was just "nice".
Unfortunately, wasn't all good news:
1) My local supermarket garage had a queue of about 6 cars to fill up, so I thought "what the hell". As I waited in the queue, engine off, windows down, I noticed that not one other driver turned their engine off. Now, usually I think that is just wasteful. However, it is likely that at least some of these people were worried about a "fuel shortage", yet because they were about to get their 60 litres they weren't concerned about wasting some that might come in handy later on.
2) I was the only person I saw who stopped at the compressors and checked his tyre pressures. It is my experience that underinflated tyres can reduce my mileage by up to 10% (and I have low-rolling-resistance tyres!)
They had run out of diesel, presumably because tradesmen and taxis were all filling up to ensure they can work. I considered nipping into the supermarket to see if they had sold out of veggie oil, but I couldn't be a**ed!