Northern Indiana $3.99 a gallon for regular, watered down, crap fuel. Diesel is nearly $4.75 a gallon.
This discussion has been argued many times one every forum I visit. There is no way to compare the US prices to Europe prices...Two completely different worlds,
A...Most of us have NO public transportation what so ever...cant just hop a bus or train to go across town.
B...Things are very spread out, a lot of us where I'm at have at least a 15-20 mile drive to work every day.
C...Wages are completely different. Europe's high prices have an impact on the normal worker just as much as they do here even though there is nearly a $4 difference per gallon.
I know from what I'm going through at the moment, having an old 1/2 ton truck for work. The higher the price of gas goes the more it hurts. Currently...about $140 a week...JUST for work...I get about 15-20 miles to the gallon depending on length of the drive (highway or stop and go through town) and if loaded, or pulling a trailer. People say to get a little car, not everyone has the option...If I didn't have a truck I wouldn't have a job. 4 years ago it only took about $45 MAX a week. My wage has barely moved since then, maybe a whole $20 more per week...but gas now costs me nearly $150 a week on average. Thats a little over 1/2 my pay check after taxes were taken out :x With the cost of everything going up more and more how are we expected to make it. When driving is your only option for work the price at the pump pretty much just says bend over :?
Some places have it made...Spending 3 weeks in Taiwan I was amazed by the public transportation...we were able to get to anywhere from anywhere by either a bus or train. Only rode in a car 3 times in those weeks...two times was to and from the airport...and then a 3 day trip clear around the island. Mopeds got us around Chung-Li most of the time.
Would never see that kind of transportation system here, not even in the big cities I've been too, like Chicago. Some of it exists...but its not really effective from what I've seen :?