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In the article, "Study finds that speeding saves little time, costs big bucks," on the Fox News website, states that driving over the speed limit by five miles an hour can cost you over forty dollars more a month in gas. The main idea of this article is to show what little driving habits effect your financial problems.

In the text, the author says, "the employee traveled at an average highway speed of 70 miles per hour (5 mph over the speed limit in their home state of California). Automatic determined those few extra miles per hour resulted in financial pain: The employee paid $46 more per month in gas than other Subaru Outback drivers, while only saving about four minutes per hour of driving." This goes back to show driving just five miles over the speed limit costs more bucks.  I drive over the speed limit by about five miles and notice the same results.

You also see the author say, "...your real-world fuel economy greatly depends on your driving habits and the condition of your car. How fast you like to go, how hard you accelerate, how well your tires are inflated and how much extra weight you have with you can all affect gas mileage." All cars are different and have different fuel mileages. Depending on the way you drive, your car fits your driving habits. By driving slow and easy, you will see that your monthly gas bill will decrease.

The author then says, "It shows that, if you have a lead foot, you're going to end up paying for it at the pump while not saving a whole lot of time." In this piece of evidence, you see that driving fast and accelerating hard does not help your gas mileage.  You spend more time stopping to get gas then on the go resulting in taking the same amount of time.

This relates to the different gender types by the different driving habits between male and female. Statistics show in the article, "Driving Performance and Behaviors," that females drive more than males in a weeks time.  Females tend to accelerate faster than males do when driving.

In conclusion, if you speed within five miles over, are you saving gas? What kind of driving habits do you have and how can you make your gas bill go down?