[devere]

I use 1 gallon of gas for my round-trip commute to work. If gas reaches $20 per gallon I’ll consider switching to the train.

[Paleo Conservative]

I thought the DemocRATS always wanted people to stop driving their own cars and use mass transit.

[gunservative]

The same New Yorkers and Bostonians who spend about 50% of their income on housing.....

[Amendment10]

Mass transit will work for many people. And I'm keeping an eye on the following development in non-corn ethanol production.

Non-corn ethanol

Also, there's indication that people might get as much, or more, bang per buck for their gas dollars with gas / ethanol mixtures.

Gas-competitive gas / ethanol mixtures

Finally, I was surprised by the introduction of a machine for making home-made ethanol.

EFUEL100

But watch out for fines for violating biofuel regulations.

Fines for violating biofuel regulations

[goldstategop]

In Europe, every one uses the train and subway systems to go to where they want to go. The mass transit systems are highly developed, reliable and cheap. Gas costs are far higher than in the United States where the primary means of transportation is the private automobile.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[jmcenanly]

It is not just about money, but time as well. If I commute to and from my job by car, I can usually be there in about 45 minutes, 30 if I take the expressway. If I take the bus system, my travel time alone takes about 90 minutes. This is if the bus service is operating at peak efficiency. Of course, the buses rarely do this. There is also the tendency to turn off the air conditioning when the bus is stalled in traffic, heating the inside of the bus.
There is also the matter of wait time. The buses arrive and depart from any given stop at 30 minute intervals . If I am a little bit tardy in finishing up at work, I have to wait for the next bus. With a car, I can leave when I need to.

[NoLibZone]

LMAO!

It should send a surge of Americans to riot in the capital until they drill more, allow offshore drilling, Build more Nukes and ease restrictions on building refineries.

EVERY founder is spinning in their graves at the spinelessness of the American People.

Even the illegals have more of the American spirit then we do.

[machenation]

$200/ barrel is forcasted. oil last week was $116.00+or-, and gas on the east coast was about $3.30 for reg. I guess $200 will be about $7.50/gal and milk will be about $6.00
YIKES

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The main thing wrong with public transit is the public. At the very least, you have to put up with a lot of very rude behaviour.

[sergeantdave]

Busses never go where I want to go.

And I ended up in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, with the last train I rode on and almost got stuck there for three days. The engineer told me the Indians up there still shoot arrows at the train. That got me worried. But the town did boast a great Chinese restaurant. And a neat little sign at the edge of town that said, “This area unchartered.”

[RightWhale]

Public transportation is a joke most places in the USA. Without public funding it would not last a month.