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- Berkana, on 07/29/2008, -8/+132"Highway funds are at risk."
Then fund mass transit. The funding of highways at the expense of mass transit was GM's fault; Alfred Sloan was personally responsible for corrupt lobbying efforts that resulted in the dismantling of over a hundred electric trolley systems across the US in an attempt to boost the influence of GM, and he succeeded; its time to undo the damage. Our current dependence on cars is unsustainable. - grungegbunny, on 07/29/2008, -3/+112Where's my flying fuel celled solar powered affordable car at? its almost 2009 for chrissake.
- eSentrik, on 07/29/2008, -11/+91This is why high gas prices can be a good thing. People are finally becoming conscious of their sedentary life style and throw-away culture. High gas prices are a much needed reality check.
- akchrs, on 07/29/2008, -0/+74Alaska is a big state. I just went to the next town.
- FlyingPhotog, on 07/29/2008, -3/+48"Highway funds are at risk."
Either way, we can't win
(yes, I carpool) - akchrs, on 07/29/2008, -6/+50Last month I drove 1600 miles to watch an air show at Elmendorf A.F.B. I saw an F-22A Raptor burn more fuel in 2 seconds than I could use in my lifetime. I love this country!!!
- superzulu, on 07/29/2008, -1/+43Highway funds are at risk because for every person who actually works on the highway, we have to pay for 4 more to stand around and watch.
- freezerburn666, on 07/29/2008, -9/+48its in Afghanistan killing children
- Lucas123, on 07/29/2008, -0/+32I definitely drove a billion or so miles less this month.
- DiscoLando, on 07/29/2008, -3/+29This is a clear cut demonstration of how markets appropriately adapt to variables - now if only certain people would realize this applies to a vast number of other things, such as interest rates or anything else the government has their hands on.
- lostsymphonies1, on 07/29/2008, -4/+26Why the HELL would you drive 1600 to see an air show
- specialbuddy1, on 07/29/2008, -11/+33Dumbest comment I've read all month. People are saving money because they are losing their jobs and things are getting more expensive.
- totorototoro, on 07/29/2008, -2/+24And now oil companies are (temporarily) lowering gas prices, to get people back into the drivers seat.
Rinse, Repeat. - fromaworld, on 07/29/2008, -0/+18This is great news that people are finally altering their driving habits.
The Highway Funds shouldn't need as much money because people are now putting less wear and tear on the road by driving less.
This is a win-win to everyone except those that work in road construction/maintenance..... - Conwaysb0718, on 07/29/2008, -4/+21I'm still waiting for my hoverboard, and i dont care if that thing runs on puppies.
- mcphatty, on 07/29/2008, -0/+16until puppies reach $115 a barrel
- topbob, on 07/29/2008, -2/+18And now they will lower the cost slightly enough so people are fooled into thinking its nice and cheap again, and continue to destroy the world.
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -0/+16HA!
- DeskFlyer, on 07/29/2008, -4/+20"According to the US Defense Energy Support Center Fact Book 2004, in Fiscal Year 2004, the US military fuel consumption increased to 144 million barrels. This is about 40 million barrels more than the average peacetime military usage."
"The US military is the biggest purchaser of oil in the world."
http://www.energybulletin.net/node/13199 - marcushe, on 07/29/2008, -0/+15The article only states that people are driving less only by using public transportation or bikes - but what about just simply not driving as much?
'Back in the day, I would maybe go driving for fun, or make a special trip to the bank / drug store / whatever - but now I only drive the most optimized routes I can, and run errands only when their on the way to something else. - schneid4323, on 07/29/2008, -15/+30***** the federal government.
- Waterpig222, on 07/29/2008, -1/+16WOW now the fed is going to complain about losing taxes. Gas prices have more then doubled in the past few years... The middle class cant win any thing these days.
- ngageguy, on 07/29/2008, -5/+19When this first broke last week, gas prices started to fall. hmmmm...
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -2/+14How could you care less?
- GrammerPants, on 07/29/2008, -0/+11Long term...short term this isn't helpful. We don't want to completely destroy the economy JUST to get alternative fueled cars on our roads.
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -8/+19People are driving less because people are working less.
- gizram84, on 05/30/2009, -1/+12this really only applies to people who were driving too much anyway.. i hate gas prices the way they are, but i am driving the exact same distances as i was last year, and the year before...
- halogenik, on 07/29/2008, -3/+14Amen, i'd double-digg you if I could. We need better Mass transit in America. It's ridiculous that buses here come around once an hour. It kills the idea of Mass Transit and turns it into a bit of a novelty item you ride once a year.
We need to join the ranks of other countries, who have reasonable Mass Transit systems, like most of Europe and South America. There's a bus running in Brazil every 10 minutes, on the dot, and it takes you wherever you gotta go.
The only problem is that a lot of cities in the US weren't properly planned to accommodate Mass Transit systems such as subways, so it would take a LOT of reverse engineering to really get this done, but it would be well worth it, if not for us then for our children. - hexydes, on 07/29/2008, -1/+11Uhm, you're forgetting one factor that especially hits the northern states, and that is weather. Unlike grass, concrete and asphalt do not repair themselves at the end of a freeze/thaw cycle. Regardless of how many people drive on the road, it is going to need to be repaired simply due to the expanding and contracting of the road material causing cracks to form.
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -0/+10wasnt just lobbying, Oil, Tire, and car companies actually bought the transit and then ran it in tio the ground.
sometimes known as "the trillion dollar swindle" - SchmuckofNI, on 07/29/2008, -2/+12You forgot the devaluation of the dollar caused by excessive military spending for its operations overseas and from excessive borrowing from the Federal Reserve.. Are people really that thick to not to see this?
- Protuhj, on 07/29/2008, -1/+10People driving less = people spending less at stores...
Would like to see how sales figures match or don't match driving habits. - Yookji, on 07/29/2008, -12/+21It is a coincidence. Rising demand in developing countries is no fault of Bush/Cheney, nor is the lack of finding major oil fields which in the past were able to keep prices down. The Iraq War had a relatively small impact of oil prices, and oil production in Iraq surpassed its pre-war output in late 2007. Bush can hardly be blamed for the loss of refineries following Katrina, although he can certainly be blamed for the lack of relief for the victims of Katrina. If anything, the lifting of the executive ban on offshore drilling has helped prices slide slightly over the past week or so. Please please please, take an economics course.
- bundwallah, on 07/29/2008, -3/+12Less cars or reduction in driving frequency on the road = less wear and tear on the road too.
If one person walked the same path across your lawn once a week vs ten people doing so once a week in which scenario would you be resodding your lawn more often? - PabloMac, on 07/29/2008, -2/+11Pics or it didn't happen.
- Ninnux, on 07/29/2008, -3/+12Here's the thing. We now have a huge and aging infrastructure that needs to be maintained. Gas taxes help pay for that. Less demand for gas, less money for infrastructure. Continuing to let the roads decay probably isn't the wisest choice, even at the expense of funneling money to improve rail. Federal funding is based on future use models that have always proved less than accurate. It's not our dependency on cars that unsustainable. The way our infrastructure and funding is set up that's unsustainable. Either way, we'd be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
- bjs3171, on 07/29/2008, -1/+10"Highway funds are at risk."
*face-palm* - Logicexe, on 07/29/2008, -1/+9Except that prices always drop around the end of July or early August. The summer driving season is slowing down causing demand to slow down. It's normal and happens every single year.
- td001, on 07/29/2008, -1/+9yeah, a 50cc scooter is illegal to drive on a highway, but on city streets most are 30 mph or less..
What IS annoying are people in their cars with their heads up their ass..
like it or not scooters are on the road, so you better get used to it, and maybe pay a bit more attention to the road, instead of iPhone, blackberry, ciggarette lighter, coffee, makeup, food.. childeren, etc.. - Cuchanu, on 07/29/2008, -1/+8They're in training to learn how to look like they are supervising.
@FlyingPhotog
If we are driving less roads will be needing less work so it sounds ok to me. - dregin, on 07/29/2008, -0/+7Maybe the military?
lol - scamper22, on 07/29/2008, -0/+7correction: the federal government ***** you.
- secrity, on 07/29/2008, -0/+7The problem is that cars don't put much wear and tear on the roads, it is the trucks that tear up the road.
- nbcaffeine, on 07/29/2008, -0/+6He would care less at 70 mpg I guess...
- publiclurker, on 07/29/2008, -1/+7And Iraq.
- skidooer, on 07/29/2008, -0/+6Well of course. If demand goes down, so does the price.
- KingGorilla, on 07/29/2008, -0/+5May I also interest you in Nascar
- Conwaysb0718, on 07/29/2008, -0/+5sorry, we both know it doesnt work that way. they will most likely increase taxation elsewhere to make up for the lost money the gas tax brings in tho, to be sure.
- ThePwnyExpress, on 07/29/2008, -0/+5if we're not driving as much, wouldn't we not need so much money for the highway funds?... and everything kind of balances out?
- cowsgonemadd3, on 07/29/2008, -0/+5Booya!
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