What are you doing about the rising gas prices?

Question

From what I've read about statistics, even with rising gas prices continuing to break record prices, Americans are not reducing their driving. What are you doing (if anything) in response to the rising costs of fuel? Have prices changed your driving habits?

Answer 1

This is to Kelly:

While gasoline does condense as it gets colder, whoever told you that neglected to account for the constant temperature undergound. I distribute gasoline to stations across the country and the temperature of gasoline in the ground rarely moves more than a few tenths of degree a day. There is no benefit to buying in the morning versus the afternoon.

In fact, gasoline rarely changes more than a couple of degrees year round when it's stored underground. The best chance you'd have of getting a deal would be to fuel up immediately after a winter delivery. The most you'd be likely to get in a 20 gallon tank would be less than 2-3 ounces extra. (If someone else wants to do the math, be my guest!!).

As for my driving habits, I moved closer to work 3 years ago and both my vehicles get over 25 mpg, while still carrying most or all of my 6 family members. I use good gasoline (see below) and keep my vehicle tuned up. I buy tires with low rolling resistance and use cruise control as often as possible, which gets me about 5% better mileage.

Answer 2

Nothing beats good old conservation. Car pool when you can, plan your trips and one thing I'm trying to do is have one day a week were I don't drive at all. Part of the price of gas is when you see a single occupant in a big honking SUV driving 10 miles out of their way to save a dime on a gallon of milk at a discount market. We should try to make every mile count. It costs about fifty cents to drive one mile, if you take that into account everyday you will find ways to cut back.

Answer 3

I only go to the nearest city (Fond du Lac is 15 miles from my house) when I have to go to school. I try to schedule my doctor's appointments with school to save the trip. Unfortunately, I still have places to go other than Fond du Lac that are further away. This summer, I'm going 6 hours up north with my boyfriend and we're driving. I also have to attend an ethnic festival for school, and that's gotta be at least an hour away! I have a new car that gets 24 mpg city and 30 mpg highway, but I have to break it in (I'm only getting 20 mpg right now because it only has almost 3000 miles on it).

Answer 4

I go the speed limit. The faster you go, the faster the fuel gets burnt up. I used to let myself get cowed into going faster by impatient people behind me. Now I figure if they want to eat up their gas faster than me, that's their problem. I'm salvaging the gas I paid for the best I can.

Answer 5

I haven't changed my driving habits because I already only drive when I have to. I like riding my bike, walking, taking public transportation, but sometimes I have to drive.

Answer 6

I'm riding my bike a ton. Not only does it help with the American problem of gas prices, it helps with the American problem of fat asses!

Answer 7

Gas stations have to pay a fee for each credit card transaction. Say to yourself CASH for GAS again everyone now CASH for GAS stop using credit cards!

Answer 8

I am filling up in the morning, you can get just a little bit more.

(Since it is colder the gas is condensed and you get just a little bit more)

At least that's what I was told.

Answer 9

no people still have to go to work and do other errands. It's not like the whole world just decides to take a cruise cuz prices are low. :S