If these gas prices keep getting higher...

[Angelus]

are you going to give up driving your car and finding another means of transportation, whether it's public transportation or riding a bike?

[BarbaRosa]

1. Living rural

I can't give up my vehicle, but my summer travel plans include a lot less driving.

[Angelus]

4. I understand completely.

I live 10 miles from the nearest town (here at home anyways), and I can't give up my car either.

Thank God it gets 25 miles to the gallon. :)

[benburch]

2. Other; I love my Prius

I get (real world) 44 MPG. I can still afford the gas for now.

[Angelus]

3. I want to get one of those...

but I can't afford it at the moment. :(

[Semi_subversive]

5. I've got you beat

My Harley gets 45 mpg and the weather here in Sacramento has been great! Plus, free parking!

[Xithras]

6. No busses between my home and work

Seriously, unless you live in a densely urban area, public transit is usually a joke. Even if I were to drive to the nearest bus-stop to my home (about 5 miles away), I'd have to deal with the fact that our lousy bus routes turn a 10 minute car trip into a 1 hour bus trip with four transfers each way.

Cars are king outside of the big cities.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. No Grumpy vacation this summer. We'll walk to the park, play in the

water and have picnic lunches..and it's going to be a blast!

[BigMcLargehuge]

8. Sadly there is NO public transportation where I live

but I only drive about 60 miles a week (for hapkido classes) so I am not all that upset.

[Shananigans]

9. How about a combination?

Currently I drive to work every day. I live about ten freeway miles from work, but unfortunately I don't have my bike and there are no safe paths for walking/biking from my current residence.

HOWEVER, I am moving in about 2 weeks and when I do so I will be only 3 blocks from a transit center. I also will be a little closer to work so that I can actually bike!!!

I can't wait to see the savings!

Current Prices
Parking: $6 per day X 5 days per week: $30 a week
Gas: 1 tank per week: $15 a week

Future Prices
Bus: $3.50 per day X 3 days per week: $10.50 per week
Parking & Gas for meeting days: $8.00
Bike: One day per week: Free

So...instead of paying $45 per week for transportation I will be spending 18.50. That's a pretty big savings. Now I will still need my car for running errands and my second job, but think of all I will save!!!

Yay!