why dont people stop driving until gas gets lowered?

Question

i here everyone complaining about gas price, well then stop driving right?

Answer 1

That isn't a viable solution for a lot of people especially in our fast paced world where our public transportation system isn't nearly as viable or present as it is in Europe. Many people live miles and miles away from where they work. It isn't feasible to get up 3 hours before work so you can walk or bike all the way to your job (and then arrive sweaty and tired) and then get home even later to your kids than you normally would if you were driiving. Think about all of the dialogue you have probably heard recently about Americans, their stress level, and the pressures they face. Think about parents who already struggle to pick up their kids from daycare on time. Then add on even more transport concerns onto that if everyone just quit driving. For a lot of people that simply isn't feasible or if you did it...it would cause way worse issues than simply paying a couple of bucks extra at the pump.

As far as why people are complaining, they are doing so (at least I am) simply because gas doesn't need to be as expensive as it is and wouldn't be if we really invested the proper amount of revenue into research and development of SERIOUS alternative energy sources. If everyone was getting 40-70 miles per gallon (or more) your gas would go a lot farther. The fact is, we have been shooting ourselves in the feet for a long time with our energy policies and kind of limping along. It will catch up to us eventually and it already has started to. Think about how we fund crazy dictators like Hugo Chavez or the Saudi Royal family to get that oil. Nobody wants to be dependent on Saudi Arabia, Iran, or Venezuela for their oil and that has become even more apparent in this post 9/11 world. The real deal is that it is time to quit complaining and actually DO something about it. I'm not just annoyed because I'm a few bucks poorer at the end of the month. I'm tired of funding my own demise by making the crazy cesspools of the world wealthier by my gas purchases.

Answer 2

The thing is if people stop driving they won't be able to get places they'd normally have to go.

Many people work a driving time of 30 minutes from where they live or more. Sure, it'd be great exercise for them, but while driving they may have to go on the highway or use other roads where walking or jogging would pose serious life-threatening safety risks.

But a big reason why people are complaining about gas prices are the taxes and possible price gouging, or at least that was the main concern after the 2005 rampage of hurricanes that shut down many gulf coast oil refineries and forced oil companies to tap into their own reserves. But taxes do play a major role in gas prices, in fact a mathematically converted gallon of gas would cost more in the US than in Europe, not the way it is with tax where gas prices in Europe average 2.5 times more than a gallon in the USA. If they stopped driving they wouldn't be walking to work or making alternatives to gasoline, they'd be protesting in front of the White House or Parliament.

Answer 3

For the most part, America has evolved from an agrarian society to a manufacturing / service economy. Not many decades ago, Americans worked at home or close to home. Because higher paying jobs are now found in larger cities, people travel an average of 35 minutes just to get to work, or a little over 20 miles each way. In many cases there is little alternative to this travel.

To replace this travel, people would have to car pool (which means they would have to work at or near the same place and their hours would have to be consistent and comparable). Mass transit has not reached most of suburban America. Despite what many say, there are very few suburban and rural mass transit alternatives.

It is most interesting to note, however, that most economists agree that if each American parked their car for one week each year (seven days), the fuel crisis would end and the gasoline would drop by more than 50%.

Answer 4

Everyone needs to drive. To work, school, grocery store, etc. There isn't much chance of getting every person in even one city to not drive for even one day. They've got us by the... So we're basically screwed. That is until someone actually lowers them, but who will...
I've also heard some say that truck drivers have gone on strike before. There are fewer of them to team up, so it is easier. And everyone needs truck drivers for food and even gas. If they stop for a day I think it will help, but they need to be initiated.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Too many people in the world need cars to commute distances too far to be covered on bicycles. It would be stupid to stop using gas because not everyone would. If you want to stop driving and have no life, no job, and no friends, go ahead, be my guest.

Answer 7

I put £280 of fuel in my truck every day; most of the cost being fuel tax.

If I ran on second-hand, refined cooking-oil, it would cost about £40.

Don't blame it on the price of oil, blame the government!

Answer 8

go ahead. I think prices are ok.. Gas was 2.00 a gallon in 1978.. soda was 25 cents now gas 2.07 and soda 1.25.

Answer 9

Right! But people are lazy, and must have the status symbol.

Answer 10

I'm now taking public transportation to work...