Comments on: $4.00 a gallon by summer

By: julie

julie — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:50:57 +0000

Yeah, there are no buses where I live. And the ten-mile drive to work just isn’t a safe route for cycling. Gas is already $4.25 here…

By: mim

mim — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:29:03 +0000

I keep hearing that more and more folks are turning to public transport. Perhaps this will be what we need to make our system 1.convenient 2.safe and 3.crime-free. Tell the guy who plumps for a car-free city to stand at a lonely light rail stop after dark, hoping to connect to a bus (once an hour) that lets him off 8 blocks from home.

By: Pink

Pink — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:08:03 +0000

Absolutely right. Its all about urban planning and cluster living with mixed use zoning. This is the way to live within bus/bike/walking distance to work and services.

I’m with you on this Snay!!!
xx
pinks

By: Toast

Toast — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:11:19 +0000

it costs me about £25/week at the moment in fuel. Not fun. It’s not like I even have to go far.

By: Chris M.

Chris M. — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:18:28 +0000

I commute 78kms one way, about a 45 minute drive, from my home to the city where I work and go to university. I do this because, even with the rising cost of fuel, it is cheaper to live at home with my parents than to pay my own way in an apartment.

Even if I was living in the city I go to university in, I would still need a car due to the location of my job (outside the range of the (shitty) public transit system).

So you see, automobiles are a big part of some people’s lives. Personally, I wouldn’t be able to do anything without one (my home is far removed from urban areas as well). I applaud you for moving to an urban area and using public transit, but consider that for some people an urban lifestyle is not appealing (yours truly) and automobiles are a necessity.

By: tfg

tfg — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:25:19 +0000

Aren’t you glad you are a retired pizza guy?

By: losrulz

losrulz — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:38:58 +0000

I hear there’s a real possibility we could be looking at $5 a gallon for gas by the end of summer … somebody needs to come up with a plan …. whatever that may be!

By: Jim McKee

Jim McKee — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:45:37 +0000

Seriously, though, the price of gas would go down if the wack-jobs would let us build more refineries in this country.

By: Jim McKee

Jim McKee — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:44:46 +0000

Sorry, pal, but I strongly disagree. (Oh, yeah, did I mention that I live in Metro Detroit?)

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:03:28 +0000

The sadder thing is even if we wanted to give up our cars we can’t, aside from places that are the exception (like DC) you need a car to get through modern life. So if gas is $1 or $10 we still have to drive to work to make money to afford the gas because we have no alternative.