Many Americans are cutting back on everyday expenses as gas prices soar due to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, now approaching the 10-week mark. About 44 percent of Americans said they’re driving less due to high gas prices, while 42 percent said they’ve slashed household expenses, according to a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll. In addition, the poll revealed that 34 percent have altered travel or vacation plans. Americans are changing their behaviors as national average gas prices hit $4.43 per gallon Saturday, according to the AAA motor club. This time last year, the national average was just $3.15 per gallon. Patrick de Haan, a petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, said Saturday’s average price marked a sobering new record. “The national average price of gasoline has never been higher on the second day in May than it is today,” he wrote on X.
Yes, but realistically most Americans do not live in a place where that is possible.
Doubt.
Well doubt all you want buy it’s true. That’s not hard information to learn if you put in the absolute minimum effort by the way.
I have put more far more than minimum effort into living as car-free as possible. What I have learned is that, no, it is not easy in the US. But it is possible, virtually everyone I’ve seen say that it’s impossible have really just not even bothered trying. Changing habits is hard, and this capitalistic hellscape makes everything that much harder, but no amount of excuses is going to bring gas prices down. Every cent spent on motor vehicles only goes to the lobbyists and city planners who make this paved deterraforming project that much more intractable.
your doubt is incorrect. heck i see a lot of people walking well over the mile to the local grocery store- more than ever. america is not public transportation friendly.
A mile is not a lot.
well over means well over. and that’s each way. and for some folks 2000 feet is a lot let alone 5280.
Cars are not the only form of transportation with accessibility in mind.
But what there is far far more of is people whose health is in dangerous territory, in part, because they are too sedentary, which is something owed in large part to the advent of industrialism including the rise of motor vehicle transportation.
If you never bike, 5280 ft feels like a lot. If you bike at least 3 days a week for even just two weeks, 5280 ft is already not even a warm up.
so your solution to the current problem, caused by capitalism, is (and let me make sure I understand this) - to convince people to exercise more.
the exercise thing solves other issues, sure. but the problem here is not working class people and bootstraps. it’s an entire subspecies of human, numbering in the thousands, that are monsters.
My brother drives for almost 2 hours to get to his job. And it is not that uncommon
That’s a really dumb thing for your brother to do.
It’s a well paying job with good bennifits. Not sure what else to tell you.
I live in the SF Bay Area which is one of the better places in the US for public transportation and it still sucks here. It’s a 15 minute walk to Caltrain from my house but if I wanted to go to work via public transportation (which is Southeast from me) I’d have to go North about 30 minutes on Caltrain to the Millbrae station and transfer to BART, continue going North through San Francisco, across the Bay to Oakland, then finally South to work, then walk another 40 minutes or so. Google says it would take over 2.5 hours. No, there aren’t any convenient busses. Driving takes 30-40 minutes and they have EV charging at work. It’s a no-brainer in my case.
Sounds like you need a job closer to home, or a home closer to job.
I love the city I live in and I love my job (so far). I’m going to think about this for a while, I’m hoping my current place is my last rental, we’ll see.