>>On another note, the high oil prices do have had its affect. I just read that since the beginning of 2008 the US consumes 800,000 barrels of oil less a day than before. Maybe the US is adjusting and accepting the fact of high oil prices and try to be more energy conservative (e.g. a lot of people are buying smaller cars).
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>You wouldn't believe... yesterday morning I passed a row of SUVs and vans driving 55 (where 60 is the limit), maybe six or seven of them. There were four free lanes.
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>A year ago, they would be driving pedal-to-the-metal style, or at least some stepping on it would happen. Not anymore.
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>I've seen some wild driving this evening, but that's to be expected on a nearly empty stretch of five lane highway - and that was low cars, not tanks. But because of all this driving I had to refill after just two weeks... usually took me four weeks between refills :).
Working out of your home and having stores within a bike's ride distance certainly cuts down on fuel... :o)
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