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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2012 12:01:01 AM Ignore JT Report Abuse Gas prices have been rising rapidly (currently $3.80 US / $1.29 CA avg). At what price level will you be forced to make significant changes in your driving habits? That has already happened $4.50 US / $1.55 CA $5.00 US / $1.70 CA $5.50 US / $1.85 CA $6.00 US / $2.00 CA $6.50 US / $2.20 CA Over $6.50 US / $2.20 CA Gas price will not cause me to change my habits Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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Gas prices have been rising rapidly (currently $3.80 US / $1.29 CA avg). At what price level will you be forced to make significant changes in your driving habits?
That has already happened
$4.50 US / $1.55 CA
$5.00 US / $1.70 CA
$5.50 US / $1.85 CA
$6.00 US / $2.00 CA
$6.50 US / $2.20 CA
Over $6.50 US / $2.20 CA
Gas price will not cause me to change my habits

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zacksnanny Champion Author New Brunswick Posts:1,633 Points:2,200,850 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 12:52:26 PM Ignore zacksnanny Report Abuse That has already happened
StArrow68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,248 Points:1,359,360 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 12:46:54 PM Ignore StArrow68 Report Abuse Let's hope the 8% aren't driving and so will continue that way, not changing. As for those that are willing to pay more, you may get your wish, in a classic example of watch out what you wish for. We've been modifying some of our driving habits for years and will continue to do so as prices rise.
leveit2clever Champion Author Cleveland Posts:7,246 Points:451,635 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 12:13:00 PM Ignore leveit2clever Report Abuse I've changed my habits over the last few years. Now I let the car do the driving when I put it on autopilot and climb in the back to sleep.
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,703 Points:2,469,665 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 12:02:24 PM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse Gas price will not cause me to change my habits.
OKRifle Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,397 Points:1,808,560 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 11:05:29 AM Ignore OKRifle Report Abuse Tightening the screws!
Dpngurra Sophomore Author Texas Posts:246 Points:110,805 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 10:49:26 AM Ignore Dpngurra Report Abuse thinking riding about bycycle
Dpngurra Sophomore Author Texas Posts:246 Points:110,805 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 10:48:39 AM Ignore Dpngurra Report Abuse Already have made changes
motorindude Rookie Author Michigan Posts:2 Points:3,765 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 10:44:27 AM Ignore motorindude Report Abuse If you can afford to joyride or not plan ahead and consolidate trips, you're blowing money out your tailpipe. What's sad is that MPA/MACS fixes the price at the pump and most stations follow. Not even the Attorney General will touch them. Other states don't raise the prices every Friday. Look at Wyoming's prices! What's our excuse other than greed? Another thing: bad driving habits are so entrenched that people won't change if gas goes to $9 a gallon: "go like hell and slam on the brakes" mentality. Weave in and out of traffic just to wait at the next red light. Utter stupidity. I consistently get 41 to 45 mpg with my Honda Civic by not doing jackrabbit starts, coasting 1/2 mile to the light that just turned red ahead, and keeping my speed to 65 mph maximum.
Pspeed Champion Author Baltimore Posts:7,139 Points:928,260 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 10:31:19 AM Ignore Pspeed Report Abuse Already have made changes. I only drive backwards now.
PKVol Champion Author Nashville Posts:10,622 Points:1,920,335 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 9:29:18 AM Ignore PKVol Report Abuse If the price of gasoline has not already altered your driving habits, you are falling into the trap that was set. The price will continue to rise until it reaches the point where demand falls significantly. The only way prices will come back down is to lower demand - this doesn't mean stop driving, it means driving smarter. As of this post, there are 26% of the people who say no effect until at least $5.00 gas is at hand and 8% of the total say gas price will not cause a change to habits. I know there are those that will say "if we let it affect us, then we have lost", but when it affects some of us, it affects all of us. [Edited by: PKVol at 3/23/2012 9:32:21 AM EST]
Red7002011 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,322 Points:666,770 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 9:22:57 AM Ignore Red7002011 Report Abuse Walk more!
AlTraveler All-Star Author Alabama Posts:596 Points:1,210,870 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 9:07:35 AM Ignore AlTraveler Report Abuse That has already happened
vwjetta2010 Rookie Author Wisconsin Posts:2 Points:5,065 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 8:48:11 AM Ignore vwjetta2010 Report Abuse I already changed. I bought a vw jetta tdi and now I feel like gas is under $2 a gallon. Feels great to be able to drive all week for $10 instead of $30.
Blondie22OH Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,540 Points:337,345 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 7:29:12 AM Ignore Blondie22OH Report Abuse Its seems like every year about this time the gas goes up and then it comes down. I have it this high before. I do hope it goes down because if it doesn't there will be some changes to where I go and what I do.
cigarman409 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,426 Points:1,824,685 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 6:56:24 AM Ignore cigarman409 Report Abuse bad!!
cigarman409 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,426 Points:1,824,685 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 6:56:15 AM Ignore cigarman409 Report Abuse aready bad
awillisant Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,126 Points:604,605 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 5:59:29 AM Ignore awillisant Report Abuse $6.50
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,545 Points:2,716,050 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 5:54:21 AM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse Already happened years ago
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,537 Points:2,717,840 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 5:29:59 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse Prices headed up around here with a $3.99 average.
Ziggy1962 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,741 Points:1,809,710 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 5:13:52 AM Ignore Ziggy1962 Report Abuse Driving less already.
pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:12,001 Points:2,703,855 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 3:53:33 AM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse already happened
ranger1169 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,961 Points:510,965 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 12:33:24 AM Ignore ranger1169 Report Abuse $5.00 US.
rescuer Veteran Author Las Vegas Posts:322 Points:61,005 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 11:51:25 PM Ignore rescuer Report Abuse "Obama has no control over oil prices", yet when they just considered tapping our strategic reserves, the market price dropped $3 a barrel. Later that day when it was announced they would not, it jumped back up. Sure makes me wonder what the price would have done if he had allowed the Keystone pipeline. Yesterday he was in Nevada touting the success of the worlds largest solar facility. It was built with $51 Million in tax subsidies and had 5 permament employees. The power it generates costs significantly more than Hydro-electric and no one would buy it, except the power companies are under a government mandate to buy it. I'm sure hoping for change in November.
keo Champion Author Colorado Posts:10,245 Points:2,032,890 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 10:12:42 PM Ignore keo Report Abuse happened
Debrastorch Veteran Author Florida Posts:397 Points:94,145 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 8:42:57 PM Ignore Debrastorch Report Abuse I try to keep my driving within an area close to my apt. and when I need to go crosstown, I try to do everything I need to on that side of town in one day.
hatmanOR Sophomore Author Oregon Posts:110 Points:164,235 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 8:22:38 PM Ignore hatmanOR Report Abuse That has happened already!
TheThorn All-Star Author South Carolina Posts:816 Points:783,230 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 8:12:11 PM Ignore TheThorn Report Abuse don't know about changing habits. already combining trips and really considering if trip is needed. the way fuel prices affect everything i'm wondering how long we will be able to afford to eat.
rkyprod Rookie Author Honolulu Posts:17 Points:153,865 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 6:57:37 PM Ignore rkyprod Report Abuse I already drive as little as possible, only to commute to and from work. Errands and shopping have been cut down less than 25 miles a week. It takes some extra planning, but it's either sacrifice driving, eating or the little luxuries that you used to think you couldn't live without.
PeggyMarie Rookie Author Wisconsin Posts:1 Points:570 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 6:10:55 PM Ignore PeggyMarie Report Abuse I hadn't seen my mom in over a month but besides finding a day I really thought about the gas for the 1-1/2 hr drive each way. I had a gift she'll enjoy, flavored coffee and tried to plan some errands on the way home. Our son wants to go to an Uncle's ranch for spring break...he's doing well in school & its a good place for him to be, but $100 for gas to take him down on a cycle & $148 to get him back a wk. later...we can't really afford it, but memories have to be made.
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,081 Points:2,550,030 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 5:54:38 PM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse That has already happened
OKRifle Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,397 Points:1,808,560 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 5:35:57 PM Ignore OKRifle Report Abuse All outings must be welled planned!
Winoscientist Champion Author Maryland Posts:7,911 Points:1,374,160 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 5:35:40 PM Ignore Winoscientist Report Abuse We've already made changes years ago. Basically, my man servant drives and I drink.
MahmoodaS Rookie Author Ontario Posts:9 Points:67,380 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 5:26:47 PM Ignore MahmoodaS Report Abuse I try to work from home as much as possible. I believe that everyone should try to work from home. They should commute ONLY IF THEY HAVE TO. Everyone should lobby their representatives (Congressmen, Members of Parliament, etc.) at all levels of government to ensure that ONLY those who REALLY need to work outside of their homes have to commute. Otherwise they must work from home. With the Internet, Video conferencing, and many other developments, much of working and learning can be done almost entirely from home. Just imagine the savings in almost every kind of expenditure including, but not limited to, road maintenance, policing, insurance, fuel, vehicle repairs, accidents, ill-health due pollution, and environmental damage. When more and more of us start working from home, it is quite conceivable that the price of fuel will come down in a hurry!
HDflier Rookie Author Missouri Posts:1 Points:220 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 5:10:41 PM Ignore HDflier Report Abuse I drive about 80 miles round trip for work on the days that I am on hitch (I have a 7 days on, 7 days off work schedule). On my days off about the only thing I use my car for is errands around town and I have always tried to plan my errands to take the least amount of time/best route to drive. This is probably due to my being a commercial pilot? I chose to live in an area where I have a very short walk to get to restaurants and other activities so I would not have to worry about getting home safely/legally if I consume alcohol (back to the pilot thing) The increase in prices is definitely an unnecessary pain that we are having to deal with, but I'm already set up to deal with it. Again, an unnecessary pain to deal with seeing as how we have more oil than Saudi Arabia if the current administration would simply allow the oil industry to access it! Even IF the price of gas never again goes below $2.00/gal, I would rather pay for American oil to be made into gasoline and hopefully have some of that revenue trickle back into OUR economy while at the same time not have to be dependent upon the whims of the MIddle East. The President is WRONG when he says there is no quick fix to high gas prices. If drilling permits were issued to allow new drilling in the areas where recoverable oil has been discovered, the speculators would lower the price of oil almost overnight. History proves this to be true.
GlowNC Rookie Author Asheville Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 4:17:45 PM Ignore GlowNC Report Abuse Gas prices have already changed my driving habits.
jmerz Rookie Author Anchorage Posts:1 Points:280 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 3:49:53 PM Ignore jmerz Report Abuse Walk more in the summer,walk to the store.
Gasmiser_LA Rookie Author Louisiana Posts:69 Points:298,005 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 2:48:22 PM Ignore Gasmiser_LA Report Abuse I am not going to change my habit. I drive to and from work, about 30 miles to and fro. I only hope it does not continue to rise indefinetly. I have been looking at the Prius and Volt just in case
zacksnanny Champion Author New Brunswick Posts:1,633 Points:2,200,850 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 2:41:20 PM Ignore zacksnanny Report Abuse That has already happened
Daedalys Rookie Author Tacoma Posts:2 Points:265 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 1:44:00 PM Ignore Daedalys Report Abuse I am already doing as little fuel consumption as I can. This hope and change thing is killing the US economy. When do we start on the proposed pipeline and more refineries. Let the eco-nuts walk if they are so opposed to fossil fuel production.
chui Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,902 Points:2,365,555 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 1:38:33 PM Ignore chui Report Abuse $ 4.25
Rocksnobster Champion Author Albany Posts:12,911 Points:213,790 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 1:04:02 PM Ignore Rocksnobster Report Abuse I have made changes in driving. I watch TV now, and cook in the backseat kitchen. I can get a lot more done now.
USNDVR All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:762 Points:531,540 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 12:29:40 PM Ignore USNDVR Report Abuse HOPE & CHANGE! The significant CHANGE will come in November of 2012. I HOPE.
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,703 Points:2,469,665 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 12:16:50 PM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse Gas price will not cause me to change my habits.
AlTraveler All-Star Author Alabama Posts:596 Points:1,210,870 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 11:41:20 AM Ignore AlTraveler Report Abuse already happened
Krisket Champion Author Washington DC Posts:4,792 Points:445,315 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 11:38:07 AM Ignore Krisket Report Abuse I went back to a vehicle with stone rollers, that you have to propel yourself, with an open bottom so you can also use your bare feet to brake. I got a deal at Bedrock Motors.
hubhunts Veteran Author Alabama Posts:371 Points:79,770 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 11:26:34 AM Ignore hubhunts Report Abuse Not Gas prices as much as Obama himself that has raised prices on everything and ruined America!When someone in another country is paying your President to keep gas prices up Impeach him.
doctordave1 Rookie Author Dayton Posts:1 Points:220 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 11:21:53 AM Ignore doctordave1 Report Abuse Re: Bloonfoot..Sherrod Brown says speculation raises prices. More class warfare from the Dems. The price of gas is high because the dollar is weak and gas formulas are being changed. Stop deficit spending, bring back a strong dollar and drill bably drill. Gas prices will come down. I'm sure senator Brown will give speculators the credit when prices start falling....Oh..maybe not.
Red7002011 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,322 Points:666,770 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 10:55:45 AM Ignore Red7002011 Report Abuse Staying home more.
carrollcreek Champion Author Minnesota Posts:3,107 Points:874,720 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 10:41:10 AM Ignore carrollcreek Report Abuse I've already been car pooling for the last 3 years. I've stopped using my older diesel truck (pictured) except for when I need to haul furniture for our store. I think that we may be looking at a different "family" vehicle this year.
Ukr_Bama Rookie Author Alabama Posts:7 Points:118,715 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 10:26:32 AM Ignore Ukr_Bama Report Abuse We traded our old gas-guzzler SUV for a newer hybrid, and then we use the hybrid almost exclusively in town or for business trips. It's cut our combined fuel consumption by 50%, and by 60% over the old SUV.
oobloob Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,486 Points:1,447,535 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 10:15:44 AM Ignore oobloob Report Abuse I started to cut back on my driving back during Stone War I.
jlisk1970_us Sophomore Author St. Louis Posts:233 Points:94,930 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 22, 2012 9:55:24 AM Ignore jlisk1970_us Report Abuse No matter what kind of transportation we use, someone out their will come up with a way to make money off the rest of us. Our city state or government. They are raising our taxes for the choices they make.