2006-07-22 12:37:06 · 6 answers · asked by misterangryeyes 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
You could make a slight difference by not driving at certain times (say, by carpooling) or by making more efficient use of your car (combining tasks for one trip instead of several, for example).
I think, though, you may be talking about a boycott, instead of any of us as individuals just restricting our driving. A boycott would take an enormous effort, but yes, I think such a widespread and unified effort (not buying gas, and thus staying home, during a particular weekend---announced and promoted a week or two in advance) would get the oil companies' attention.
But over the long haul, any petroleum products not sold to us here in the United States, for example, would just be sold to other countries. The best move would be for all of us to push for and support the wider use of alternative fuels (particularly ethanol, either from grain or from biomass, and biodiesel). (Alcohol made from grain does not destroy the grain; it can be used for animal feed after alcohol has been made from it.) As for biodiesel, instead of waste companies dumping used vegetable cooking oils, the restaurants that use the oils ought to allow people who make their own biodiesel to have it after it is no longer fit for cooking. Eventually, companies that make biodiesel will come along to buy such waste oil from restaraunts. So that oil will get maximum use: cooking oil first and then biodiesel later (instead of being dumped). Any alternative fuels such as biodiesel will decrease the dependence on petroleum and benefit the environment in many ways.
2006-07-22 13:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by The Invisible Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was done back in 2004 when the gas prices started to rise drastically. What happens is the prices drop a few cents for a day or two, but then the gas companies jack up the gas prices another 20 to 30 cents after the boycott, so we end up spending a lot more for gas after the boycott which pretty much defeats the whole purpose of a weekend boycott in the first place because now instead of spending $2.98 a gallon, you are spending $3.30 a gallon....really sux, the gas companies have us just where they want us......totally dependant on their resources.
2006-07-23 03:41:24 · answer #2 · answered by irish31 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will never work. People still have to drive around and run errands and consume fuel. So, the demand would just be pent up until the Monday after and people would buy all the gas they hadn't purchased over the weekend.
Maybe if people didn't drive for the weekend (or a week) that would have some effect. But it would still be minimal.
2006-07-22 19:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop buying gas for a weekend would do nothing because we will still use our cars that weekend and then have to buy alot of gas the next day, ... But stop using our cars for a weekend , that would sure have an effect.............considering you can get the whole of America to do that.
2006-07-22 19:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by sealion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe if just three quarters of the truckers hauling,and just half of the American population stopped for a day. We could do it, if we could get that many people on board. It would take more than just e-mail, and word of mouth.
2006-07-22 20:29:59 · answer #5 · answered by fishfly_73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't. One, you can't get everyone on board Two, it just defers your buying. The companies are getting their money one way or the other.
2006-07-22 19:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by James_Stormwind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋