would it be a good idea for all us to stop using our cars in one day as protest against those greedy petrol companies for high jacking the prices of petrol.i would like to see that one day we wont see any cars on the road to show those greedy petrol companies that we will be no longer be taken for a ride for the high prices of petrol and i rather lose a day pay but they will lose more because in one day no one will be going to fill up their tanks.
2007-03-28 01:43:59 · 7 answers · asked by shae t 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
That is a GREAT idea! It is also weary, weary, weary GREAT in the ecological side! If we stop using our cars, in 30 years the ozone lair will recover and we will be saved from cancer and death! So go on dud! I'll support you totally!!!!!!
2007-03-28 01:56:34 · answer #1 · answered by ivy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory it would be a good idea. In practice, without petrol guzzlers, the whole economy slows down. Using no fuel means buses don't run (can't get to work), transport trucks don't make deliveries, factories close down, employees laid off, families enter poverty and turn to crime, the prison system fills up with result that larger crimes go unpunished, the mafia takes over the government with warlords controlling local areas, and we are the same as Eritrea. Keep that petrol coming!
2007-03-28 19:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by Ant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would not impact the petroleum companies.
So, will avoiding one company's gas stations effectively and permanently drive prices down? No. In fact, it would likely have the opposite effect, if any at all. Gas is a commodity. Commodity markets work on the law of supply and demand. When supply is higher than demand, sellers lower the price until the two factors equalize again. When demand is higher than supply, sellers raise the price to curb use and stretch supplies until, once again, the two factors equalize.
Just for the sake of argument, let's say we successfully organize the ExxonMobil boycott (I know this is fantasy, but hang with me here). ExxonMobil loses business and lowers prices to lure you back. The other stations will follow suit and lower prices to compete, right? Not quite.
To avoid ExxonMobil you go to the Speedway across the street, instead. Speedway's business increases, causing them to raise their prices to try to control demand, otherwise their supply would be quickly depleted. Their higher prices drive customers to Shell, who in turn raise their prices and drive customers to BP, and so on. Eventually, supply and demand will equalize and all stations will have the same price again.
As consumers, we can do little to control supply, but we can control demand. However, effectively doing so means reducing demand overall, not just at one station. The reduction in demand must be severe and long-lasting. If you want to save money at the pump, slow down on the freeway, plan outings to get everything in one trip, walk more, and trade in that gas-guzzling SUV for an economical compact car for starters.
2007-03-28 08:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by Curly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They already do that in Aussie, I hear it on the radio, can't think when it is thought, but they encourage you to walk or bike to work/school instead of taking your car.
............ but could you honestly do without a car, especially if you have kids to drop of to school, supermarket shopping .... oh I use to dread having take the bus .......?
2007-03-28 20:09:53 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ Mysterious ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would force more cars onto the road, they would think "no traffic today so I will drive" good idea though.
2007-03-29 01:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jason Bourne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a good Idea, this will jus slow up things.
2007-03-28 09:30:28 · answer #6 · answered by boy_jam_arch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad idea
2007-03-28 08:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋