Comments on: Cars off the road http://mssv.net/2007/02/21/cars-off-the-road/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:35:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Benja http://mssv.net/2007/02/21/cars-off-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-12448 Benja Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:52:14 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/02/21/cars-off-the-road/#comment-12448 Interesting question. Reminds me of a thought I had. Wouldn't be more meaningful to rate cars by dollars per mile? Technology advances but human brains do not compute. 20 miles / gallon @ $3 per gallon is the same as 15 cents per mile. Such a rating system would encourage conservation measures such as inflating tires to optimize milage, driving less, and driving less aggressively. As well as promoting cars which are more energy efficient. Also, instead of just "city vs country", why not require ratings at various constant speeds and various rates of acceleration? Interesting question. Reminds me of a thought I had.

Wouldn’t be more meaningful to rate cars by dollars per mile? Technology advances but human brains do not compute.

20 miles / gallon @ $3 per gallon is the same as 15 cents per mile.

Such a rating system would encourage conservation measures such as inflating tires to optimize milage, driving less, and driving less aggressively. As well as promoting cars which are more energy efficient.

Also, instead of just “city vs country”, why not require ratings at various constant speeds and various rates of acceleration?

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