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Old 12-30-2011, 06:08 AM   #13 (permalink)
womprat
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
True. Plus the fact that for a lot of us, it's not really our personal fuel consumption that's the fundamental issue, it's the effects of burning petroleum. Thus if I reduce my consumption X amount by causing someone else to increase their consumption by the same amount, I've achieved nothing.

PS: Though drafting a semi should also produce a small aerodynamic benefit for the semi...
Yes I've always thought that by reducing personal consumption, one is just getting out of the way of someone who cares less. By reducing the demand, we make it easier on those who are cost-constrained in their consumption.
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