As gas prices increase, more drivers will get out of their cars and on to buses, trains and subways, a study released yesterday by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) predicts.
Study Says Gas Prices will Drive Millions to Public Transit
As gas prices increase, more drivers will get out of their cars and on to buses, trains and subways, a study released yesterday by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) predicts.
How many?
* If regular gas prices reach $4 a gallon across the nation, as many experts have forecasted, an additional 670 million passenger trips could be expected, resulting in more than 10.8 billion trips per year.
* If pump prices jump to $5 a gallon, the report predicts an additional 1.5 billion passenger trips can be expected, resulting in more than 11.6 billion trips per year.
* If prices were to soar to $6 a gallon, expectations go as high as an additional 2.7 billion passenger trips, resulting in more than 12.9 billion trips per year.
Of course at $6 a gallon, it might be hard for buses to make their way through the streets because of the throngs of angry drivers shaking their fists and waving signs:
The government said yesterday in its weekly survey that a gallon of regular now averages $3.567 a gallon nationally, but it has hit $4 a gallon on average in California.
“We must make significant, long-term investments in public transportation or we will leave our fellow Americans with limited travel options, or in many cases stranded without travel options,” said APTA President William Millar. “Public transit is the quickest way for people to beat high gas prices if it is available.”
Good argument, but it’s going to be hard to get hard-core drivers out of their cars at any price.
lloyd a cohen
Thank you Barak Hussain Obama and all those Democratic lackey’s who voted for and support “Cap and Trade.” But public transportation is not the answer. Why because how does your food get delievered to your local store? It comes over the road in trucks in one form or another run by gas. So, expect huge rises in food prices as the cost of gasoline goes upward.
We might escape rises in the price of Matzo, but soon down line expect everything to go up and given the high prices already and the mayor’s unending grap for tax revenues–expect the worse.
aussie
if u think thats bad, come to australia!
i have a small sedan an it costs me $85 to fill up