# Americans Driving Less **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 29, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355 "2008-07-29T13:16:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/1 "2008-07-29T13:16:40Z")
I know this is no suprise but its pretty intresting and I am looking forward to the long term effects of the high gas cost on people. Not only are people driving less but who knows, this might make more people walk or bike and get in shape. Also reduce traffic on highways during commutes as people choose carpooling and public transportation than everyone driving themselves. [http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/28/news/economy/driving/index.htm?cnn=yes](http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/28/news/economy/driving/index.htm?cnn=yes) ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/2 "2008-07-29T13:19:42Z")
I heard that gasoline demand was down quite a bit in the US. Good. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/3 "2008-07-29T13:23:13Z")
:lol: Young’ins not reading their history books again. > **[1973 oil crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis)** > > The 1973 oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries proclaimed an oil embargo. The embargo was targeted at nations perceived as supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War. The initial nations targeted were Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States with the embargo also later extended to Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa. By the end of the embargo in March 1974, the price of oil had risen from The e... Driving is down right now. Oil will fall, people will adjust to the prices, and driving will go back up. ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/4 "2008-07-29T13:23:43Z")
my excuse is i blew my engine! lol if i had my car i would not drive less due to gas… lol ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/5 "2008-07-29T13:34:04Z")
40mpg, I drive just to drive now. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/6 "2008-07-29T13:36:47Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > :lol: > > Young’ins not reading their history books again. > > [1973 oil crisis - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis) > > Driving is down right now. Oil will fall, people will adjust to the prices, and driving will go back up. Haha. Yep. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/7 "2008-07-29T13:42:05Z")
Was reading about how a lot of people are actually moving closer to work as well. So at least consumption will stay down a little bit. Right? ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/8 "2008-07-29T13:51:14Z")
I know I dont ride 1st and 2nd gear so much now lol. We are buying things like ice cream at the grocery store instead of going for a ride to get some. I hate filling up my lil focus with 51 dollars ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/9 "2008-07-29T13:53:18Z")
I’m on the road just as much but I’m on a bike instead of a car. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/10 "2008-07-29T13:53:31Z")
wow look at that. a change in price affected the quantity of product demanded. We’re still on the same demand curve. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/11 "2008-07-30T04:58:59Z")
I’m not driving any less at all, my car just netted me 15.7 mpg and my truck got me 17mpg. Though my bike does get 50+ which now has over 4,000 miles on it this summer. ( I’d say 1/2 is joy riding and 1/2 is to and from work or places I have to go anyways.) I spent $150 yesterday to fill the truck and the car… oh well. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/12 "2008-07-30T05:04:34Z")
eh yeah, I don’t really drive any less. Whatever, an extra $5-10 per tank isn’t making or breaking me. Shit I know 2 weeks ago I filled up 3 times, was ~$150, as compared to what, the $120 it would have cost me a few years back. Gotta pay to play ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/13 "2008-07-30T11:29:22Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > :lol: > > Young’ins not reading their history books again. > > [1973 oil crisis - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis) > > Driving is down right now. Oil will fall, people will adjust to the prices, and driving will go back up. ZOMGWTFBBQ!! Links to wikipedia = ban! j/k but who is to say gasoline consumption will ever return to historical levels (read: highs)? Maybe it will. Maybe it won’t. Right now people are scrambling for alternatives and more efficiency which seems to indicate a path towards not returning to those levels. ---
**Author:** ![Imperial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f6c823/32.png) [@Imperial](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Imperial)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/14 "2008-07-31T05:48:09Z")
I drive a hella alot less. Drive the fiance’s Civic alot more now. Hate it prefer driving the Charger much better. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/15 "2008-07-31T06:00:20Z")
:lol: told ya :lol: [http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/30/ap5271759.html](http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/30/ap5271759.html) > The Energy Information Administration said in its weekly inventory report that U.S. gasoline supplies slipped 3.5 million barrels last week. Analysts surveyed by energy research firm Platts expected gas supplies to rise by 400,000 barrels. Gas had barely fallen under $4 and people started driving again. ---
**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/16 "2008-07-31T14:23:23Z")
> [@dreid](#): > > I know I dont ride 1st and 2nd gear so much now lol. We are buying things like ice cream at the grocery store instead of going for a ride to get some. I hate filling up my lil focus with 51 dollars yeah, my truck is $94 to fill it up and it’s not even completely empty. I wish it only cost that much ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/17 "2008-08-01T07:12:20Z")
honestly I don’t even pay attention to gas prices anymore. I need gas so i’m going to fill up weither its $2.50 or $5 ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/18 "2008-08-01T07:18:42Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > :lol: told ya :lol: > > [http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/30/ap5271759.html](http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/30/ap5271759.html) > > Gas had barely fallen under $4 and people started driving again. It does seem as if a lot of the Rochester gas stations are insanely packed as of late…I have rarely/never seen lines at them, but they’re common over the past 3 or 4 days. :squint: ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/19 "2008-08-01T07:23:20Z")
> [@TORQDSS](#): > > yeah, my truck is $94 to fill it up and it’s not even completely empty. I wish it only cost that much put $112 into the Rover the other day…that’s the highest fill up i’ve ever had. ---
**Author:** ![matter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@matter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matter)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355/20 "2008-08-01T07:24:03Z")
122 into the tahoe ☹ I do drive less though. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/americans-driving-less/52355.md?page=2)