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POLL: Do Higher Gas Prices Affect Your Driving Habits?

With Gas prices on the rise across that country, we want to know if they change the way you treat driving you car.

 

It's only March, but gas prices have been on the rise for several months now and are already up significantly since this time last month.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, regular grade consumer gas prices will more than 20 cents higher per gallon than last summer.

"During the April through September summer driving season this year, prices are forecast to average about $3.92 per gallon with a peak monthly average price of $3.96 per gallon in May," the EIA website says.

So we want to know, what, if anything, do you do when gas prices rise? Share your gas-saving tips with others in the comments.

  • How do you deal with rising gas prices?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Driving is a necessity, I can't change my habits because of the price.
        15 (28%)
    • I try to consolidate my trips around town and travel less often.
        35 (67%)
    • I bought a hybrid car to combat the prices, better gas mileage saves me from filling up as often.
        1 (1%)
    • I try to carpool as often as possible. Less drivers means less gas used.
        1 (1%)
    Total votes: 52
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Energy Information Administration and Gas Prices

Jim Rizoli

1:03 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012

I have three vehicles, the gas prices are nothing compared to the insurance.
One is insured as commercial which is 3x more than personal.
The commercial will be going soon as it cost too much to insure it.
Gas prices will always be payed and there is not much I can do.
jim@ccfiile.com

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UglyHat

2:31 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Speculation of commodities that are critical to our economy should be restricted to those that will take delivery.

Wall St. traders should not be allowed to buy and sell oil on paper just to drive up prices and reap the profits. If you restrict the purchase of oil and gas futures to those that will take delivery (airlines, heating oil companies, etc.), wouldn’t it would reduce or at least stabilize prices?

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Mark Cain

11:50 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012

Nobama says oil is old news and dosnt care about high prices. Meanwhile he is paying wind farms not to make electricity. Vote GOP.

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Bob Samson

10:52 pm on Saturday, March 31, 2012

Who, Me? Why Should I Have to Do Everything? It's not Fair!
Barrack

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