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We all can bellyache all we want about the cost of fuel but we pay anyway. I have to wonder if there is a price that will cause you to change your driving habits.
Or will it take a more drastic event like gas rationing or genuine fuel shortages?
It just did I guess. I currently drive my son to a private preschool 20min away because we love the school (we used to live closer). I just registered him at a school down the street for next year, we can't afford the tank of gas a week that I was using for a few hours every morning at preschool.
I drive very little and my spouse takes public transportation to and from work. I can't remember the last time I actually paid attention to the price of gas. So it would probably take extreme rationing to affect my driving habits.
Driving for me is more than a means to get from point A to point B, although it's important that I be able to get around. I love to drive - it is a positive pleasure, even if not at every single moment. Sitting on a freeway which has become a parking lot is no pleasure, of course. To change my driving habits within a 50-mile radius of my home, gas would have to go above $8 per gallon. I really value my mobility, which is an integral part of my life.
As far as making longer trips is concerned, I think if gas went to $5 or $6 per gallon I would think and consider before making the trip. For example, in late December and early January I drove 4,600 miles in two and a half weeks, from Los Angeles as far east as Pensacola, Florida and back, visiting relatives, friends, and museums en route. The total gas cost was $600. If it would have been double that, I might not have made the trip.
We all can bellyache all we want about the cost of fuel but we pay anyway. I have to wonder if there is a price that will cause you to change your driving habits.
Or will it take a more drastic event like gas rationing or genuine fuel shortages?
What will it take?
I drove from the Bay Area to Palm Springs last week and instead of drivin 80, I set the cruise control on 70 the whole way down. It took longer but it's a lot more fuel efficient.
However, I felt like I was the only one. Everyone else wanted to drive 80+ in the fast lane on I-5.
We all can bellyache all we want about the cost of fuel but we pay anyway. I have to wonder if there is a price that will cause you to change your driving habits.
Or will it take a more drastic event like gas rationing or genuine fuel shortages?
What will it take?
What will it take? It took common sense for me. Whether gas is $1/gallon or $5/gallon...why would I waste any? I do the following as frequently as possible:
1. Check tire pressure
2. Use cruise control whenever possible
3. limit my speeds
4. drafting behind tractor trailors.
5. combine trips
probably a few more things. so i'm not sure what else i could change.
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