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Drive $mart Wisconsin
  • Home
  • D$W Programs
  • What is $mart Driving
  • Why Drive $mart
  • D$W News and Activities
  • D$W Member Testimonials
  • What's Coming Up at D$W
  • Join Us
  • Sustainable Vehicles
  • Tools For a Lifetime
  • Drive $mart America
  • Resources and Links
  • MPS Drive Training
  • Driving in God's Garden
  • Personal Auto Liaison

Why Should we drive $mart?

Driving is a privilege...But

Imagine that your vehicle is just a Tool to get from point A to point B...

Driving is a privilege...But

  

Driving is a Privilege, not a Right, but it comes with Unintended Consequences


+  It gives you freedom, flexibility, enjoyment & opportunity


-  But driving is expensive and can be dangerous 


-  Always has an impact on the environment

Unintended Consequences

Imagine that your vehicle is just a Tool to get from point A to point B...

Driving is a privilege...But

  

What are the unintended consequences of driving?


- Impact on you & your Family

- Impact on the World

- Impact on our Country

- Impact on the Environment 


Many of these impacts are seen while many more are unseen and as a result unknown.

Imagine that your vehicle is just a Tool to get from point A to point B...

Imagine that your vehicle is just a Tool to get from point A to point B...

Imagine that your vehicle is just a Tool to get from point A to point B...

 Your vehicle is a durable tool that must be maintained so it's in the finest condition to give you maximum results.


D$W will teach you how maintain this Tool and how to use it to achieve the best fuel efficiency possible.

Unintended CONSEQUENCES of driving

Impact on You

  

• Average cost of 1 vehicle is about $9,500 year to operate 


• On average, typical vehicle is 11.4 years old 


- Average vehicle drives 13,500 miles each year 


- 2019 average vehicle gets about 18-20 mpg 



Impact in your Family

 

 • Transportation costs are second highest family expense at 20% 


- 90 people die and 6,400 injured in auto crashes each day


- Average non-fatal injury cost: $80,000


- Average property damage cost: $9,300

Impact on your Country

Impact on your Country

  

•264 million vehicles in America 


• 392 million gallons of gas used every day  


• 3.2 trillion miles are driven each year 


• They produce 2.7 trillion pounds CO2 each year  

and 535 billion pounds of carbon

Impact on your Health

Impact on your Country

• Each time you drive, your vehicle emits toxic gases that should be considered like second hand smoke to the environment 


•40,000 fatalities on American roads each year


• Vehicles contribute 29% of all GHG pollution in America


• 200,000 deaths each year due to pollution

Impact on the World

• Burning one gallon of gas produces 20 pounds of C02


• There are 1.2 billion vehicles on the earth


• 38 billion tons of CO2 produced by vehicles each year 


Currently 417 ppm of CO2 in atmosphere, 

the highest in over 800,000 years

You will do Less Harm by Driving $mart

As you can now see, driving is a privilege that has a huge impact in every aspect of your life and world.


If you're open to try to do something about the unintended consequences of driving, Drive $mart Wisconsin is here to help you.


 By doing less harm in driving, you'll be a solution and not just part of the problem.


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  • What is $mart Driving
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  • Join Us
  • Sustainable Vehicles
  • Tools For a Lifetime
  • Drive $mart America
  • Resources and Links
  • MPS Drive Training
  • Driving in God's Garden
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$mart Driving is Drivers Ed 2.0

We teach you how to use a vehicle for maximum performance, safety, and savings.