Let's compare gas prices

[Oakland_Ranchero]

And an even bigger difference in Europe than in America is the reason that gas is taxed so heavily is to promote the use of mass transit. In the US, however, unfortunately we don't see the true importance of mass transit.

Here in the SF Bay Area, I can take a train for under $4 and go 35 miles in about an hour. This would take the same in a car and use about 1.5 gallons of gas (in my old honda civic) and still cost me $4 bridge fare.

I bus it and train it everywhere I can. Walking too. I understand everyone is not in that same situation but our cities and regions need to invest in mass transit if we're ever going to "go anywhere"

My humble opinion.

 

[Reinbeau]

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Sez who? Who doesn't see the importance? It just isn't offered in many areas. We've got a train now that'll take you into Boston, it's about time. But there's no way to get around down on the Cape, where so many of the idiots in charge keep bleating 'Take public transit to the Cape!' Yea, you can take a bus down there, but once you're there, you're stuck unless you hitchhike!

Here in the SF Bay Area, I can take a train for under $4 and go 35 miles in about an hour. This would take the same in a car and use about 1.5 gallons of gas (in my old honda civic) and still cost me $4 bridge fare.

And in Boston you can get around just fine without a car. Not so much if you don't live in the metro area, and many, many people don't.

I bus it and train it everywhere I can. Walking too. I understand everyone is not in that same situation but our cities and regions need to invest in mass transit if we're ever going to "go anywhere"

My humble opinion.

The public transportation argument works just fine for the metro regions, but that does little to help so many who don't live in a metro area.​

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

I live 17 miles from our little town No mass transit here If you are disables they have a bus but it cost you 12.50 to go to Tallahassee one way so it isnt any cheaper We consolidate our shopping trips try to get everything in one trip but its hard when you run out of things, we are learning to do without when need be trying to go back to the days when a trip to town was an adventure as well as a day to stock up.

 

[Cheep Mama]

The local news this morning said that gas could possibly be 4.05-4.15 by tomorrow in west MI. I hope they are wrong!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

As of yesterday it's $3.99 here for regular....

 

[GaDawg]

N. Ga area it's between 3.66 and 3.75



glad my son just got a job to help us out.

 

[Eggseronious]

We live 10 mile from town so 20 mile round trip. Our family has learned to call each other when going to town to see if anyone needs anything. We make list of anything keep it on the fridge, this really saves. NO REGULAR TRIPS TO TOWN IS THE WAY HERE!

 

[birdlover]

I'm in Northern Va. and gas here is between $3.75 - $3.89 a gallon for regular as of yesterday.

I am taking a train to visit my son in Indianapolis next week and it's costing me $125 roundtrip!! (I do have a senior discount). I couldn't drive for that price!! Cool, huh?

 

[equine chick]

In pa as of this week we are at 3.79 to 3.99. My job is 40 minutes away and I'm contemplating working closer because the gas money is getting crazy.

 

[Cassandra]

I live in a rural area also. In the county where I work, there is a bus that will take you anywhere in the county you want to go for $5. So that's a $10 round trip fare just within the county. Not cheaper than buying gas for anyone who has a car. It wouldn't help me anyway, since I live in a different county from where I work.

Speaking of public transit, though, I used to live in Baton Rouge about 7 years ago. I think there were more than 500,000 people living there at the time. There is NO reason why it shouldn't have had an outstanding public transit stystem. I would have used it if they had.

I worked in a really huge office park. Several blocks of offices. There must have been hundreds or thousands of people working in this area. And while they city busses went to a lot of places in Baton Rouge, there were no stops within walking distance of this office park, right in the heart of the city, where I worked. There may have been one several blocks away, but it was the kind of area where you'd have to walk across several lanes of break neck traffic. I always thought that was SO STUPID!! I would have used it, too had it been available. Once a week, I had to ride a cab home and it was twenty dollars!

With the bad traffic in Baton Rouge, it was talked about a lot on local radio encouraging people to use the bus. The biggest excuse that was given was that people didn't want to be without their car in case they had to go somewhere. But I remember hearing that even if people would ride the bus once or twice a week, it would save on traffic congestion and fuel. (shrugs) I really don't have an opinion about that, though. Because other than that, I have zero experience with public transit.

Cassandra