Now that gas prices are staying below the $2 a gallon mark, are you still conserving gas? When gas was $4 a gallon people were more conservative with their driving and got in the habit of combining trips and eliminating unnecessary driving. Low gas prices can mean more money in your pocket if you continue your improved driving habits, but are they good for our country overall? Maybe not...
1. There is a direct relationship between the price of gas and the number of deaths in auto accidents each year. This past year when gas prices skyrocketed and people reduced their driving, there was the first significant reduction in driving fatalities in decades.
2. Mass transit ridership will decline.
3. There will be less pressure to find ways to reduce our country's dependence on foreign oil.
What can you do to help with these negative aspects of low gas prices?
1. Continue to limit your driving as much as possible and remember to be a safe driver while on the roads.
2. Encourage local politicians to increase mass transit opportunities in your town and continue to lobby the government to pursue alternative energy sources.
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