The lead story on CNN.com this morning is, As Gas Goes Up, Driving Goes Down. Gas prices in this country are steadily rising and are starting to force behavior changes. This story highlights a Department of Transportation (DOT) report showing March of this year had the steepest decrease in driving ever recorded.
“Compared with March a year earlier, Americans drove an estimated 4.3 percent less — that’s 11 billion fewer miles, the DOT’s Federal Highway Administration said Monday, calling it “the sharpest yearly drop for any month in FHWA history.” Records have been kept since 1942.”
This story comes on the heels of a Memorial Day weekend where Americans put their car keys down in favor of a Staycation.
According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to a record $3.93. The roadways are seeing drivers slowing down to conserve, and more people are turning to bikes, public transportation and car pooling to get around.
The world is changing. It is promising to see that people are responding with conservation methods rather than screaming at the government to advocate more drilling and other supply-side solutions.
