Gas prices - what do you think?

[Facial]

This may sound a bit strange, but I actually want gas prices to rise further. I think the US wastes too much of its gas in traffic jams and gas-guzzling SUVs and Hummers. With the rise in gas prices, transportation will be shifted towards more efficient means of transportation like subways buses light rail etc.

 

[frostkrig]

I'd agree. I'm pretty right-wing, but the lack of environmentalism we (the US at least) have is unsettling. I don't drive, personally, so I really don't care how high prices get. Seems to me if it gets to an absurd amount, it'll instigate change.

Then again, I could be overly optimistic.

 

[James R]

There's no public transport where I live, so I have to drive. Which means I have to buy gas. Which means I want prices to decrease.

 

[phoenix2634]

I already drive a fairly fuel efficient car(35mpg), and considering that I don't earn a lot, I want to see prices decrease.

 

[vslayer]

i think that the government should tax oll cars over 2000cc and use that money to subsidise mass transit, and promotion of small cars/motorbikes to those in rural areas that require them.

the government sholud also make incentives like cheap( eg, $10/ tank full) hydrogen for the next 10 years, so that people wolud have a real incentive to put pressure on the oil companies to release hydrogen car patents

 

[jackamo]

i drive a moped

 

[john smith]

why???

 

[jackamo]

because its fuel efficient why else

 

[john smith]

not as fuel efficent as my water driven lawn mower

 

[jackamo]

i cant do it all by myself, because i'm no superman

 

[john smith]

No, i can tell by your avitar.

 

[jackamo]

thats the toungue thats guna go eat your muma out

 

[john smith]

Please, my natural mother is dead, i would appreciate you not being quite so obsene.

 

[jackamo]

i no i'm guna dig her up then eat her out

 

[john smith]

you sick pig.

 

[jackamo]

then i'm going to take advantage of a sick pig

 

[john smith]

listen you pompous mousse, i dont like your wise cracks, im going to have to delibratly deligate the literature of the infidel, the shove a FUCKING SHOTGUN UP YOUR ASS, CUNT.

 

[Facial]

We don't need any of this. I wish to keep this thread open, so get back to the topic.


A friend of mine came up with a pretty good idea.

At a gas station, how about weighing your car to determine the gas price? Generally, I would think that fuel efficiency would correlate pretty well to the weight of your car, since a complete discretion of models would be cumbersome for the gov't. So then all the people who drive heavy vehicles like the Hummer would be discouraged to drive them regularly.

Not only that, gas stations should be designated into two types: one for filling up cars and one for filling up anything. The ones for filling up cars can give you a relatively cheaper price provided you drive a 4-cyl. compact, but also prohibit filling an exterior container (this is a possible loophole). And the ones where you can fill up anything sell gas for a fixed but high price (like you automatically had a 5000Ib vehicle).

 

[James R]

This thread has degenerated into a personal argument. Therefore it has been closed.

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