24 hours and counting...

On Saturday, while I was on my way to do some much needed grocery shopping, I noticed that the Stop/Go Toyota Optimal Drive counter ticked over 24:00:00. My little 5-door 1.33-litre petrol Yaris was delivered in November 2009, so after about a year and a half, it means I've been at a stop situation for more than a day in that time.

In some ways this is quite sad... It means I've wasted a day in my life in traffic conditions or sitting at the lights. Keep in mind that I've been strictly following the EcoDriving training I've received by avoiding heavy congestion travel times. I'm also only using my car for home-work travel (sometimes picking up the grocery on the way).

On the other hand, the Optimal Drive has saved some really useless CO₂ emissions flowing into our atmosphere. Silver lining... and all that, I guess...