Originally Posted by naisme
I am so glad I commute on a bike. Just heard that gas could hit 3.00 a gallon this summer, WTF. The reporter talked to a lady, asking if she'd be giving up her SUV, she said "No, I love the power."
I saw a car being towed the other day, and smiled, you won't find a bike being towed off from where it died, I don't need no-fault insurance, tabs, AAA doesn't rescue me. There are a number of reasons I am grateful for the commute by bike. What are your's?
in some ways, i hope so... my wife is leaning toward getting rid of the car altogether. this might just put her over the edge.
in other ways, i hope not.
first, everything will get more expensive because nearly everything is shipped somewhere. this will hurt everyone, but especially those living on a tight margin to begin with (i don't include myself here, by any means)
second, it's just the sort of thing that could lead to more irresponsible acts in an election year. any year, for that matter. it probably wouldn't matter what administration was in power at the time, since it would be an economic crisis that any administration would have to deal with, one way or another.