Real Damage of Rush Hour Traffic
It’s an ordinary weekday at 8 a.m., and rush hour has officially begun. With your briefcase and coffee mug in tow, you rev up your engine in the cold morning air and prepare to join hundreds of other commuters on the expressway.
You merge into the left lane and speed up to 45 mph...hit the brakes as a car cuts in front of you...speed up to 25 mph...hit the brakes as you dab spilled coffee from your pants...speed up to 30 mph...brake...speed up...brake...speed up...brake.
And so it goes for another twenty minutes as you lurch your way to work. This daily stop-and-go driving takes its toll on you — the stress, the headaches, the coffee stains on your clothes. But the distress you may suffer from your daily commute is nothing compared to what your car goes through. In fact, stop-and-go driving produces some of the hardest miles you'll ever put on your engine.
If this sounds similar to your daily routine click here to continue reading about the dangers of rush hour traffic on RTM.
Comments