After seeing gas prices rise over $1.28 per liter this month, one wonders if the moccasin trails all over the country will be rediscovered since people cannot afford gas for their cars. Many people harken back to their youth when prices were below 60 cents and wonder why prices are shooting to the stars. What can the ordinary person do? There is a growing Internet suggestion that we boycott certain gas stations to apply consumer pressure to bring down the price. Will this work?
In my opinion, the only thing that may impact the price of gas is a change in our
behavior: drive less, drive more smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles, and stop using drive-thru restaurants. Notice how everyone complaints about the cost of gas and yet many people sit and idle away waiting for a big Mac meal or a Tim Horton's coffee - talk about indulgent.
People complain about the cost of gas, and yet they still speed excessively and race up to red lights, all the while burning more gas.
These ideas that make the rounds of the Internet will do absolutely nothing to lower the cost of gas. Perhaps we should tell our friends and family to drive less and drive smarter, and DON'T use the drive-thru.
Besides, high gas prices are not such a bad thing. They force us to evaluate our behavior and also make us consider alternate forms of energy. Cheap gas makes us do none of these.
So, before we blame the oil company stop and think about how we can change our driving behavior to save gas and the environment. The gas companies will take note as they did in the 80's and lower the price.
Quote for the day:
"Treat the world well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was willed to you by your children."-- Kenyan Proverb
Friday, April 25, 2008
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