No matter how smart you drive, leaving the car parked always saves more gas and pollution. Here are a few ways to cut back on miles driven:

• Combine trips.
  Consider running all your errands in the same area at once, rather than making separate trips. Cutting a 20 mile trip out of your schedule each week can reduce your global warming pollution by more than 1,200 pounds a year and save you over $100 in gas expenses.


• Telecommute once a week.
  Americans traveled 614.5 billion miles to and from work in 2001. If all commuters worked from home just one day a week, we could save 5.85 billion gallons of oil and cut over 65 million metric tons (roughly 143 billion pounds) of carbon dioxide each year.


• Carpool and use public transportation when possible.
  An average 2005 passenger car costs about 31 cents per mile in fuel, maintenance and depreciation to drive. If you share rides and use other means to get to work, you'll save yourself money, reduce congestion on the roads, and cut your global warming pollution.

Adapted from www.fightglobalwarming.com