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Originally Posted by louielouie2000
I really don't pay attention to gas prices anymore since we've become a car-free household. All we have now are a motorcycle & a scooter... the motorcycle gets about 50 mpg & the scooter gets upwards of 70 mpg. Both are plenty fast to take on Interstate Highways, too. Because we also chose to live close to where we work (vs a sprawling suburban homestead), gasoline prices have very little effect on our budget.
It's time Americans started adapting to a world of higher gas prices. We're the last real holdout... our days of cheap gas are dwindling. And that's being exacerbated by Americans who think it's their God given right to drive horribly inefficient tanks which are guzzling up the world's finite supply of petroleum; yet decry increasing gas prices.  |
While I agree with the "you made your bad, now lie in it" tone of your post in theory, there's only so much some people can do.
A family with a kid probably can't live with just a scooter. Public transportation is not readily available to many people - if I were to take a bus to my job, it would take 3 transfers & a total if 1.25 hrs one way; my commute by car takes 12 minutes. It's great that this works for you & your family, but you can't assume it will work for everyone else.
I grew up in the suburbs; should I move to the city where I'm not familiar? Living close to work is not an option for everyone (esp. if you work in a shady area.) I agree it's kind of ridiculous to buy a 8 or 10 cylinder truck these days unless you truly need it for a work purpose. But there are plenty of people who have older/smaller vehicles that don't get the best mileage & can't afford to buy something newer/better.