By Chris
Delivery company UPS believes that making right turns instead of left ones will help save the environment and save money on gasoline. Apparently this strategy has worked well for the company, because by redesigning their routes to make minimal left turns UPS shaved 30 million miles off its deliveries in 2007, which saved 3 million gallons of gas. It also reduced its truck emissions by 32,000 in metric tons, which is equivalent to the emissions of 5,300 passenger cars.
What makes right hand turns so much more energy efficient? Cars and trucks aren't idling in traffic- burning fuel and releasing emissions- when they turn right as opposed to left. Turning right is also safer, because drivers don't have to face oncoming traffic.
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