Here’s an interesting effect of the age of $4/gallon gas: less roadway deaths.
The Associated Press is reporting that traffic deaths around the country are “plummeting,” just as they did during Arab oil embargo in the 1970s.
It’s not necessarily a scientific finding, AP points out. However, the logic is this: the less cars there are on the road, the less risk there is for collisions and injuries.
Gosh, I feel like paying $4.50 a gallon for gas should make me feel better, somehow, after reading this article. Alas, it does not. I am glad that the roads are safer, tho.
I recently talked with a fellow from England. He said gas there is $12 (U.S.) a gallon…he converted liters/pounds to our gallons/dollars for comparison.
The $4.50 a gallon for gas makes me feel really good…
Sharon O’Hara