Today’s New York Times reports that most of the 38 million folks who travel during this holiday weekend will be going by way of the automobile. Even more interesting is that by Labor Day, drivers will have logged over a staggering 800 billion miles. That’s with a B. One driver interviewed from West Hollywood, CA said she was concerned about the price of gas, but her worries hasn’t altered her lifestyle in anyway.
It’s great to see that my fellow Americans haven’t been deterred by the price of gas from their their driving. We all complain about it, but seems like we’ve all accepted having to pay around $3 a gallon. Looking forward to when prices drop down to more manageable levels, perhaps the government will be smart enough to levy taxes on gas consumption to keep prices at around $2.50 a gallon. That tax revenue can fund environmental protection programs, research alternative fuel energies, improve mass transit, and even educate citizens about alternative modes of transportation such as the bicycle.
Wishful thinking on my part on this holiday weekend.
