Becky Jo
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Carpool, keep maintenance up on your vehicle, don't speed, check tire pressure, get a more fuel efficient vehicle (I don't think the hybrid vehicle is in range for the "average people") |
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Gypsy
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maybe if we all didnt by gas for like a day everyone in the whole world like call off lol. |
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Thrasher
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We can quit buying vehicles that get less than 25 mpg. We'd cut the demand by 25-50%. Lower demand equals lower prices.
Idiots driving around in hummers getting 11 mpg are heavily responsible. |
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Anonymous 20-Something
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If the government would regulate the oil industry, this wouldn't be such an issue. As it stands, the profit margin for gas corporations is higher than ever, and their execs continue to fatten their wallets. |
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NC
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The only way in which the average people can contribute to lower gas prices is to burn less of it. |
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JBWPLGCSE
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If we all started riding our bikes and walking instead. As long as there is a demand, the price will always be high. No demand, the price will go low. |
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yooperpooper
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stop driving past it so much |
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Toni N
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We "little people" can't do anything about it, it's all in the hands of the politicians. The best thing we can do for ourselves is to conserve as much as possible, put some thought into our trips and run as many errands as possible at one time. Walk more. |
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Frank Castle
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I suggest you to buy a 1999 (Or newer) Volkwagen New Beetle (Or any other model) with a DIESEL engine for $10,500.00 USD or less (Ebay Item 110005831213)
Top 4 Answerer in Business & Finance. (Vote for me) |
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Jose
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If you want gas prices to be lower, then start researching on how to have 100% battery-operated cars. I doubt it's going to happen though for these two reasons:
1) Oil companies can take a chunk of their profit to hire the best damn lawyers coming out of Harvard to make sure that lawmakers don't pass anything unfavorable to oil companies.
2) Car manufacturers wouldn't want battery-only cars to flood the market because they make a profit through service charges in addition to unit sales. |
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home improvement at its best
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Walk , ride a bike , etc if everyone did this even for a day the gas co. would be sc er wed thed have so much surpluse thed have to lower the price to get rid of it. do it for a week and thed beg you to get rid of it. |
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RIA
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Start riding bikes |
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sweetsinglemom
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Agreed! Gas prices are obscene! Take the bus, walk, ride a bike, get a moped or a scooter. Organize your trips, so that you don't have to drive out of your way for things and so that you don't have to drive every day. Don't drive gas hogs, SUV's, etc. Keep your car well cared for (change air filter, oil filter, etc regularly). Write your political representatives, demanding that they work to lower gas prices and support the development of adequate alternative fuel sources. By the way, ARCO and COSTCO usually have cheaper gas prices than most other stations. Good luck & keep pedaling! |
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Mr. October
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Lower demand. Buy fuel efficient cars, car pool, walk, etc... |
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WEEEDMAN420
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3.09 a gallon dude its 1,10 a LITRE hear ill take your 3$ a gallon |
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girliewondering
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stop buying cars that waste gas so we don't have to ship over as much is for starters. |
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shreya
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reduce ur dependence on gas... burn less of it |
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radar
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Based on the economic principles of supply and demand as supply exceeds demand price will fall. (Increased prices are the result of demand exceeding supply). Most have heard of or read emails suggesting a boycott of an oil company, usually for a week or 2. This will have no impact, since we'll get our gas at another station and the boycotted station might suffer but the oil company won't feel a thing.
If every driver in the country simply reduced driving by 10% (if you drive 1000 miles per month find a way to cut that to 900 miles). That reduction would equal approximately 5,000,000 gallons of gas per 1,000,000 drivers not sold every month. That's 60,000,000 gallons per year. This decreased demand will result in a surplus which will push prices down. |
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Lynda T
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Stop buying it, we create supply and demand |
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Lucy
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there is nothin much we can do about it .. it in political 's hand.. |
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rings_around_saturn
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It's not all politics. It's also a matter of supply and demand. 30 years ago we were using a muich smaller percentage of the world's available supply. If you want the gas prices to go down, stop using it so much. Ride a bike, take a bus, whatever you want to do. The oil companies will know why their sales have dropped, and they will drop prices in an attempt to bring you back. |
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NARC
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Just thank god ur not paying 3.35 in central CA.
The only way its going to get lower is if we do What BRAZIl did...look it up. 10 years 1 ultimatum...one result....COMPLETELY independant from Oil. |
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Kevin W
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Actually, the commodity traders on Wall Street control the prices...NOT the oil companies. |
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