Rising Gas Prices..

[Lancer]

Well.. As if gas prices weren't high enough before it seems with the recent events of Hurricane Katrina, gas prices spiked some 30+ cents higher than they were just a week ago. I am in Phoenix and the cheapest unleaded fuel is at 3 bucks a gallon. Guess that scratches my plans to visit LA...

 

 

The way things are going we will hit $5 a gallon in no time...

[kirottu]

Dude, that

[Lancer]

Dude, that

[metadigital]

Pertol was over

[Lancer]

Pertol was over

[Deraldin]

Well.. As if gas prices weren't high enough before it seems with the recent events of Hurricane Katrina, gas prices spiked some 30+ cents higher than they were just a week ago. I am in Phoenix and the cheapest unleaded fuel is at 3 bucks a gallon. Guess that scratches my plans to visit LA...

 

 

The way things are going we will hit $5 a gallon in no time...

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Around here it's at around $3 to $3.40 or so, although it spiked earlier in the week to $3.90.

[Lancer]

Well.. As if gas prices weren't high enough before it seems with the recent events of Hurricane Katrina, gas prices spiked some 30+ cents higher than they were just a week ago. I am in Phoenix and the cheapest unleaded fuel is at 3 bucks a gallon. Guess that scratches my plans to visit LA...

 

 

The way things are going we will hit $5 a gallon in no time...

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Around here it's at around $3 to $3.40 or so, although it spiked earlier in the week to $3.90.

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Man.. where are you at? The Southeast somewhere?

[Dark Moth]

So...anyone feel like bikeriding? "

[Archmonarch]

It wont end until we get rid of Bush, his cronies, and their faulty politics.

[Deraldin]

Well.. As if gas prices weren't high enough before it seems with the recent events of Hurricane Katrina, gas prices spiked some 30+ cents higher than they were just a week ago. I am in Phoenix and the cheapest unleaded fuel is at 3 bucks a gallon. Guess that scratches my plans to visit LA...

 

 

The way things are going we will hit $5 a gallon in no time...

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Around here it's at around $3 to $3.40 or so, although it spiked earlier in the week to $3.90.

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Man.. where are you at? The Southeast somewhere?

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Southern Ontario.

 

So who are you playing? :whistle:

 

I've been told I'm walking to school everyday this year. I'm taking bets on how long before the buses raise fares to compensate.

[Lancer]

So...anyone feel like bikeriding?  "

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You know.. I am considering it. Half my colleagues already bike to school as it is...

[Lancer]

It wont end until we get rid of Bush, his cronies, and their faulty politics.

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I feel the same way too :ph34r:

[Lancer]

Just a quick comment:

 

A couple of posters have mentioned that prices are even more expensive in Europe than in the US.. And you are right.. Europe has the most expensive gas prices in the world. Although the gas in the states isn't as expensive, US citizens rely on their automobile so much more. Driving a car to get to everywhere just isn't as feasible in more densely populated Europe where most things are just a short walk or bus ride away. The US being the sparsely (relatively speaking of course) populated sprawling country that we are, we have to use our cars to get around just about EVERYWHERE. With few exceptions like NYC and Chicago, destinations are much more spread out and thus the necessity to drive everywhere to get anywhere is a real one.

 

Europeans when they do drive are also smart enough to use much more fuel-efficient cars. We US dummies drive cars that average slightly above 20 mpg. In contrast, Europeans milk out some 30 or so mpg out of their wheels.

 

And isn't diesel gas relatively cheap in Europe?

[Lucius]

Just a quick comment:

 

A couple of posters have mentioned that prices are even more expensive in Europe than in the US.. And you are right.. Europe has the most expensive gas prices in the world. Although the gas in the states isn't as expensive, US citizens rely on their automobile so much more. Driving a car to get to everywhere just isn't as feasible in more densely populated Europe where most things are just a short walk or bus ride away. The US being the sparsely (relatively speaking of course) populated sprawling country that we are, we have to use our cars to get around just about EVERYWHERE. With few exceptions like NYC and Chicago, destinations are much more spread out and thus the necessity to drive everywhere to get anywhere is a real one.

 

Europeans when they do drive are also smart enough to use much more fuel-efficient cars. We US dummies drive cars that average slightly above 20 mpg. In contrast, Europeans milk out some 30 or so mpg out of their wheels.

 

And isn't diesel gas relatively cheap in Europe?

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Diesel is about 1/4 cheaper than gas (or "benzin" as it's called here), however cars with diesel engines are more expensive, and with my country having some of the most expensive car registration prices in the western world, we have to pay the price + 200% in registration, diesel cars tend to be pretty expensive.

 

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[Calax]

I'm just happy CA isn't on the top of the price range. they usually are because of the MTBE that they put in the gas... :does a little dance: America really needs to work on it's public transport.

[Laozi]

Fuel economy hasn't been a prioity with american cars, look at hummers that get a wopping 8mi. per gallon highway. The worse thing is that owning a small fuel efficent car here, is basically like taking your life into your hands, because if you're in an accident, most likely its going to be some housewife in her giant SUV who didn't see you because she was on her cellphone.

[Commissar]

Maybe my fellow countrymen will finally stop buying big-ass SUVs. I grant you they're crucial for navigating from work to the grocery store to home, due to all the off-road conditions one's likely to encounter along the way, but still.

[Lancer]

I'm just happy CA isn't on the top of the price range. they usually are because of the MTBE that they put in the gas... :does a little dance: America really needs to work on it's public transport.

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Last time I heard, Hawaii has the most expensive gas prices in the US.

[Lord Tingeling]

Public transportation reeks of cowardly europeon socialism.

 

Nay, I say!

[Lucius]

Public transportation reeks of cowardly europeon socialism.

 

Nay, I say!

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Surely you jest?

[Guest Fishboot]

Any gas price over $3 or so (depending on your state gas taxes) is either price gouging or morons drinking up all the gas in panic causing a run on the supply - the oil from the gulf platforms was trivial.

[Calax]

that is why I will never own an SUV

[Oerwinde]

I thought it was funny a couple years ago when me and some friends went down to Seattle for a concert. We rented a car, a Buick Century. Anyway, at the time it cost me around 40 bucks to fill my Ford Escort back at my parents place. In Washington state, it cost 20 to fill the Buick. We thought that was awesome. Yet there were people online bitching about how gas was sooo expensive. Now gas is something like 1.35 a litre in Quebec. Which is something like $5.30 a gallon. The crazy thing is, that gas is now around 1.10 a litre in Vancouver... yet Translink isn't reporting any increase in transit usage. So people don't seem to care that its that much. It costs me 70 bucks a month to use transit. If I had a car it would cost me roughly 400 a month. (150 for insurance, 50 a week in gas, 50 for parking). Simply by using transit you save yourself hundreds of dollars a month. It just makes so much sense I don't understand why more people don't do it.

[Child of Flame]

Deraldin clean out your inbox it's totally full, I've got something to send you.

[Deraldin]

I thought it was funny a couple years ago when me and some friends went down to Seattle for a concert. We rented a car, a Buick Century. Anyway, at the time it cost me around 40 bucks to fill my Ford Escort back at my parents place. In Washington state, it cost 20 to fill the Buick. We thought that was awesome. Yet there were people online bitching about how gas was sooo expensive. Now gas is something like 1.35 a litre in Quebec. Which is something like $5.30 a gallon. The crazy thing is, that gas is now around 1.10 a litre in Vancouver... yet Translink isn't reporting any increase in transit usage. So people don't seem to care that its that much. It costs me 70 bucks a month to use transit. If I had a car it would cost me roughly 400 a month. (150 for insurance, 50 a week in gas, 50 for parking). Simply by using transit you save yourself hundreds of dollars a month. It just makes so much sense I don't understand why more people don't do it.

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I think part of the reason is the convienence of being able to move about whereever and whenever you want rather than having to plan your schedule around bus schedules which may or may not be accurate depending on the transit system where you live.

 

Here the buses are rarely on time as the schedule is based on timings for a car to get around the route and not a bus. It costs $64 a month for a bus pass (or $45 if you are a student). I expect this price to rise soon though in order to cover increased fuel costs.I personally don't use the bus often enough to make buying a pass worthwhile. I would actually be paying even more than if I just had some spare change for bus fare. Sure I may get caught without fare at times, but I don't travel far enough that I can't walk. The city is small enough that I can walk just about anywhere that I need to go within about 30 minutes from my house.

 

You mentioned people not using public transit more even though they complain about gas prices, however I think it is too early to see any real change. For the moment people aren't going to change their habits however if/as prices fail to go back down you will likely start to see an increase in public transit ridership. My parents are even thinking about finding alternate ways of getting to work in the mornings now and I've been told that I'm walking to school every morning, although if that will truly happen or not I have no idea as of yet.