Do Americans feel the high price of gas?

SanAntonioKrusty

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Saturday May 03, 2008 · 8:16 AM PDT

2008/05/03 · 08:16

Today in the San Antonio Express News, business columnist David Hendricks concluded his column with the following:

Gasoline prices won't go down anytime soon in the United States because too many Americans won't drive less. They don't like smaller cars. They disdain public transportation and continue to carelessly waste fuel.

Sure, gasoline at $3.50 a gallon hurts, but not enough to make people change.

About a year ago I made a decision about my use a gas. While a portion of that decision regarded the price of gas, most of the decision was to reduce my carbon footprint. I decided to park my 20 mpg vehicle and find a more planet friendly vehicle.

To be honest, I also looked at lower priced, high mpg, standard compacts. I decided that since I could afford I Prius, I needed to purchase a Prius, with the thought that without some sort of demand, these vehicles could go off the market or that new breeds of better hybrids (plug ins, etc.) would not be developed.

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