Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!  Here is my third group of suggestions for achieving more miles per gallon.  Easy to implement, and proven effective, they are offered in hopes that you will improve your fuel economy in a meaningful way.

Get better fuel economy with this third set of simple ideas:

1. Reduce sail and drag-- stuff piled on and hanging off of your vehicle creates more wind resistance and you pay for it with fewer miles per gallon.
2. Travel in warmer weather-- most of the time we don't have a choice, but you should know that cooler temperatures have a large adverse effect on fuel economy.  If you normally get 38 miles per gallon in warm weather, expect something more like 33 when it's cold outside.
3. Accelerate gradually-- to get improved fuel economy.  Fewer miles per gallon is the price you'll pay for the pleasure of quickly moving from one speed to another.  Go easy on the gas pedal and you'll go easy on your wallet too.
4. Drive out in front of your bumper-- so you can anticipate the need to slow down, speed up, change lanes and so forth.  Not only is it safer, but you'll be better prepared to maintain fuel efficient driving techniques even when road and traffic conditions change.

There you have 'em-- four more practical ideas that are easy to implement.  Use them to get more miles per gallon and thereby enhance the transportation value that you receive from a gallon of fuel.  For more detail on any of these techniques, visit http://www.frugal-living-freedom.com/save-gas.html

--Clair Schwan