Help save the planet by modifying your driving habits and by maintaining your vehicle in an environmentally responsible manner.

• Recycle motor oil and batteries
  
• Call your local transit system for bus schedules
  
• Call your local carpool program or start one in your town
  
• Carpool the kids to their school events
  
• Carpool to the ski slopes
  
• Carpool to go shopping
  
• Eat lunch at the office instead of going out
  
• Call stores first to see if they have what you want
  
• Combine several small trips into one
  
• Shop by mail and catalogs
  
• Plan an evening at home with your kids
  
• Do errands on the way home from work
  
• Encourage your teens to walk or ride their bikes rather than taking the car, and do the same yourself
  
• Shop for a neighbor when going to the grocery store or form a neighborhood co-op
  
• Have your car's emissions tested regularly
  
• Tune-up your car, especially before winter
  
• Check for proper tire inflation when gassing up
  
• Don't repair your car's air conditioning yourself, have it serviced at a station that recycles CFC's
  
• Don't buy a car with air conditioning
  
• When buying a new car, let dealers know that fuel efficiency is important
  
• Park and go inside instead of idling at a drive-up window
  
• Remove unnecessary articles from your car; each 100 lbs. of weight decreases fuel efficiency by 1%
  
• Enjoy sports and activities that don't require gas or electricity
  
• Avoid accelerated starts to save gas