And I bet you believe that if you threw a ball in the air, it would never be higher than your hand, because that is where it started, and that is where it ended.
Since I never claimed gas prices didn't go much higher, before they dropped, you don't.
Gasoline was $1.65 in 2007, went up to $3.85, and is now back down to $2.35,
According to the link I posted, more than $2.50, nationwide in 2007, about $2.35, nationwide, now.