Gas Prices

[hkellick]

So.. a question (and another public entry!)

They're predicting gas prices to go up to $5 again for a while.

How much do you have to pay to fill up your vehicle before the price of gas outweighs the convenience of having your own vehicle? How much until you switch to biking/walking/mass transport?

If gas does go up to $5 or more per gallon, what do you intend to do?

Comments

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

I currently take public transit to work. I walk for most of my errands. I always check flight and rail prices before taking a trip. I still use my car for trips that are logistically difficult using mass transit (whether it's to the hardware store to buy lumber or to my mother's house to visit). And I carpool when I'm going somewhere other people I know are going.

Given all that, I don't think the way I use my car will change if gas prices hit $5 or even $10 a gallon. I may choose to take fewer trips to visit my family, but I doubt it, as I don't visit them very often anyway.

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

If my insurance and parking prices skyrocket, I'm more likely to ditch the car than for skyrocketing gas prices.