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  • Electric Lights
    So Fucking Banned
    • May 2008
    • 224

    #1

    High priced gas = Less cars on the road

    And this is a bad thing how?
  • BlackCrayon
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jun 2003
    • 19634

    #2
    Do you actually notice this or is this just something you assume? Because i sure haven't noticed any decline.
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    • SomeCreep
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      • Mar 2003
      • 26118

      #3
      Not in Cali, traffic is still as bad as ever.

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      • TidalWave
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        • Sep 2007
        • 2706

        #4
        i hope it happens
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        • IllTestYourGirls
          Ah My Balls
          • Feb 2007
          • 14311

          #5
          talked to a gas station owner today and he is preparing for $11.00 a gallon gas by winter.

          high priced gas = less sales

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          • dav3
            Confirmed User
            • May 2007
            • 7348

            #6
            Less trucks on the road means higher prices for almost everything.

            Less boats on the water means higher prices for everything else.
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            • Electric Lights
              So Fucking Banned
              • May 2008
              • 224

              #7
              Originally posted by SomeCreep
              Not in Cali, traffic is still as bad as ever.
              you're right

              i hope gas prices go higher

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              • notoldschool
                Confirmed User
                • Aug 2007
                • 5687

                #8
                Originally posted by dav3
                Less trucks on the road means higher prices for almost everything.

                Less boats on the water means higher prices for everything else.
                Its amazing that more people dont understand this. But then again people actually voted for GWB.
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                • WhiplashDug
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                  • Aug 2006
                  • 3438

                  #9
                  $11 a gallon gas? come on.. thats ridiculous! Not going to happen (at least not right now - or this year).

                  The reason the prices are moving, is because there is too much demand - not enough oil. But that will all change soon. The Saudi's are just as concerned with the high prices as you are - as if it gets too high, they know we wont buy any more. At some point the people in this country will wake up and demand that the US drills for its own oil and builds more refineries. It might also help to establish a national formula instead of making different formulas of gas for every state.

                  Regardless - the prices will begin to drop, as supply increases. The Saudi's know we have more oil burried beneath our soil than they do and at some point Americans will just get fed up and DEMAND we get our own oil out of the ground. They've actually already called a meeting to deal with this very topic.
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                  • farkedup
                    Confirmed User
                    • Nov 2007
                    • 2490

                    #10
                    fact is the US has absolutely no decent scale mass transit outside of NY you need a car EVERYWHERE, chicago has trains, detroit is a mess, LA's mass transit is a joke... San Francisco's is above average.

                    How do you get from NY to even atlantic city? CAR... sure there's some train options but not all that good
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                    • IllTestYourGirls
                      Ah My Balls
                      • Feb 2007
                      • 14311

                      #11
                      Originally posted by WhiplashDug
                      $11 a gallon gas? come on.. thats ridiculous! Not going to happen (at least not right now - or this year).

                      The reason the prices are moving, is because there is too much demand - not enough oil. But that will all change soon. The Saudi's are just as concerned with the high prices as you are - as if it gets too high, they know we wont buy any more. At some point the people in this country will wake up and demand that the US drills for its own oil and builds more refineries. It might also help to establish a national formula instead of making different formulas of gas for every state.

                      Regardless - the prices will begin to drop, as supply increases. The Saudi's know we have more oil burried beneath our soil than they do and at some point Americans will just get fed up and DEMAND we get our own oil out of the ground. They've actually already called a meeting to deal with this very topic.
                      You believe it is supply and demand

                      we are using less than last year, or the year before that why is oil at all time high? ITS THE DOLLAR.

                      An ounce of gold can still buy about the same amount of oil it could 10 or 20 years ago
                      Last edited by IllTestYourGirls; 06-10-2008, 02:40 PM.

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                      • DateDoc
                        Outside looking in.
                        • Feb 2005
                        • 14243

                        #12
                        Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                        Do you actually notice this or is this just something you assume? Because i sure haven't noticed any decline.
                        It was on the news here. Weekend traffic on the roads is down around 7% and weekday traffic by about 3%. DOT numbers too.

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                        • IllTestYourGirls
                          Ah My Balls
                          • Feb 2007
                          • 14311

                          #13
                          oh if you wanted links to gas being down:

                          in 2007 cali dropped to 2003 levels
                          http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=38234

                          northwest down to 66 levels
                          http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/359573_gas18.html

                          over all down
                          http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=90801398

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                          • Socks
                            Confirmed User
                            • May 2002
                            • 8475

                            #14
                            Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                            You believe it is supply and demand

                            we are using less than last year, or the year before that why is oil at all time high? ITS THE DOLLAR.

                            An ounce of gold can still buy about the same amount of oil it could 10 or 20 years ago
                            Gold is at all time highs too, what's your point? They both have clearly outperformed most other options.

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                            • BradM
                              Confirmed User
                              • Dec 2003
                              • 3397

                              #15
                              This is why gas is so high. The average person has NO fucking clue what is going on.

                              Though they think they do and their opinion is worth something.

                              Originally posted by WhiplashDug
                              $11 a gallon gas? come on.. thats ridiculous! Not going to happen (at least not right now - or this year).

                              The reason the prices are moving, is because there is too much demand - not enough oil. But that will all change soon. The Saudi's are just as concerned with the high prices as you are - as if it gets too high, they know we wont buy any more. At some point the people in this country will wake up and demand that the US drills for its own oil and builds more refineries. It might also help to establish a national formula instead of making different formulas of gas for every state.

                              Regardless - the prices will begin to drop, as supply increases. The Saudi's know we have more oil burried beneath our soil than they do and at some point Americans will just get fed up and DEMAND we get our own oil out of the ground. They've actually already called a meeting to deal with this very topic.

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                              • IllTestYourGirls
                                Ah My Balls
                                • Feb 2007
                                • 14311

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Socks
                                Gold is at all time highs too, what's your point? They both have clearly outperformed most other options.
                                that the price has to do with the dollar and not supply and demand

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                                • Sly
                                  Let's do some business!
                                  • Sep 2004
                                  • 31379

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                  You believe it is supply and demand

                                  we are using less than last year, or the year before that why is oil at all time high? ITS THE DOLLAR.
                                  In a global economy, there actually are other countries contributing.

                                  China, India, Brazil, Middle East...
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                                  • GatorB
                                    The Demon & 12clicks
                                    • Oct 2001
                                    • 18208

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                    You believe it is supply and demand

                                    we are using less than last year, or the year before that why is oil at all time high? ITS THE DOLLAR.

                                    An ounce of gold can still buy about the same amount of oil it could 10 or 20 years ago
                                    Yeah walk into walmart with your gold and buy stuff.

                                    Oh by the way 20 years ago gold was about $450 an ounce and oil was $18 a barrel. So an ounce of gold would buy 25 barrels. Today gold is $870 an ounce and oil is over $130 so an ounce of gold can buy you about 7 barrels of oil. Not quite the same in my book.

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                                    • IllTestYourGirls
                                      Ah My Balls
                                      • Feb 2007
                                      • 14311

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Sly
                                      In a global economy, there actually are other countries contributing.

                                      China, India, Brazil, Middle East...
                                      http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...e.exclude.html

                                      China under $3.00 a gallon
                                      Middle east around 75 cents a gallon
                                      brazil is using more ethonal $2.60 a gallon
                                      india getting hammered
                                      Last edited by IllTestYourGirls; 06-10-2008, 03:05 PM.

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                                      • Sly
                                        Let's do some business!
                                        • Sep 2004
                                        • 31379

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                        http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...e.exclude.html

                                        China under $3.00 a gallon
                                        Middle east around 75 cents a gallon
                                        brazil is using more ethonal $2.60 a gallon
                                        india getting hammered
                                        China, India, and many other countries in the Middle East all have subsidized gas. Hence the low prices. Hence many countries (United States, European countries) are asking those developing nations to cut back on their subsidizing.

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                                        • jeffrey
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                                          • Jul 2004
                                          • 1864

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                          talked to a gas station owner today and he is preparing for $11.00 a gallon gas by winter.
                                          lol, Gas station owners dont know shit.

                                          If gas actually hit $11 a gallon by winter the US would fall into a depression for damn sure.

                                          Fuck, in the states more then half of the cost of fuel is taxes, up to 75% in some states if I recall.

                                          Some countries with cheap fuel have cheap fuel because the government owns and controls the production.


                                          That said, I sure as hell hope less cars on the road soon, and I already know the kind of cars I like to buy are getting cheaper and cheaper for me to buy because of the fuel prices, but what the fuck do I care, even if fuel is up to 12 bucks a gallon I am not going to drive less, I mean I dont drive much as it is, but not because of the price of fuel, just because I have no where to go, lol
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                                          • GatorB
                                            The Demon & 12clicks
                                            • Oct 2001
                                            • 18208

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by jeffrey
                                            Fuck, in the states more then half of the cost of fuel is taxes, up to 75% in some states if I recall.
                                            don't act retarded. there is no place where gas taxes are $3 gallon. Ther isn't any state where gas taxes are more than 50 cents a gallon.

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                                            • jeffrey
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jul 2004
                                              • 1864

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by GatorB
                                              don't act retarded. there is no place where gas taxes are $3 gallon. Ther isn't any state where gas taxes are more than 50 cents a gallon.
                                              Hmm so your right, kinda, CA has 63.9 cents per gallon tax.
                                              It was UK stats where it was up to 75% in some places.
                                              Canadian fuel is ~35% tax if I remember the sticker on the pump correctly.
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                                              • aico
                                                Moo Moo Cow
                                                • Mar 2004
                                                • 14748

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by GatorB
                                                don't act retarded. there is no place where gas taxes are $3 gallon. Ther isn't any state where gas taxes are more than 50 cents a gallon.
                                                California is 63.9 on gas and 72.0 on diesel

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                                                • crockett
                                                  in a van by the river
                                                  • May 2003
                                                  • 76818

                                                  #25
                                                  I'm sure the right wingers will soon start blaming the high gas prices on some secret left wing conspiracy, lead by Al Gore trying to stop global warming..
                                                  In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                                  • IllTestYourGirls
                                                    Ah My Balls
                                                    • Feb 2007
                                                    • 14311

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by GatorB
                                                    don't act retarded. there is no place where gas taxes are $3 gallon. Ther isn't any state where gas taxes are more than 50 cents a gallon.
                                                    you are right about the 20 years ago gold vs oil my bad

                                                    but the avg gas tax is 47 cents for gas 53.6 for diesel

                                                    http://www.api.org/policy/tax/stateexcise/index.cfm

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                                                    • J. Falcon
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                                                      • May 2006
                                                      • 31587

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by dav3
                                                      Less trucks on the road means higher prices for almost everything.

                                                      Less boats on the water means higher prices for everything else.
                                                      That's exactly why it's bad.
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                                                      • GatorB
                                                        The Demon & 12clicks
                                                        • Oct 2001
                                                        • 18208

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by aico
                                                        California is 63.9 on gas and 72.0 on diesel

                                                        Well that's a lot closer to my 50 cents that they other guys $3

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                                                        • aico
                                                          Moo Moo Cow
                                                          • Mar 2004
                                                          • 14748

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by GatorB
                                                          Well that's a lot closer to my 50 cents that they other guys $3
                                                          true dat

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                                                          • BlackCrayon
                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                            • Jun 2003
                                                            • 19634

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                                            You believe it is supply and demand

                                                            we are using less than last year, or the year before that why is oil at all time high? ITS THE DOLLAR.

                                                            An ounce of gold can still buy about the same amount of oil it could 10 or 20 years ago
                                                            The saudis have said today there is no reason for gas prices to be as high as they are, and say they can guarentee oil supply for the future.
                                                            you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                                            • GatorB
                                                              The Demon & 12clicks
                                                              • Oct 2001
                                                              • 18208

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                                              you are right about the 20 years ago gold vs oil my bad
                                                              wasn't really trying to prove you wrong. You just stated some facts and with this fancy innerweb thing I decided to see if your numbers could be backed up.

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                                                              • Will Black
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                                                                • Jul 2007
                                                                • 261

                                                                #32
                                                                Less cars on the road worse quality of life. Until everything adjusts of course and things are less spread out.

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                                                                • bronco67
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • Dec 2006
                                                                  • 29026

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                                                  You believe it is supply and demand

                                                                  we are using less than last year, or the year before that why is oil at all time high? ITS THE DOLLAR.

                                                                  An ounce of gold can still buy about the same amount of oil it could 10 or 20 years ago
                                                                  The weak dollar is part of it for sure. Supply and demand is horse shit. How has the price of gas gone up so drastically, when supply and demand problems take years to develop? I could believe supply/demand if gas went up a dollar over a period of a few years, not a few months.

                                                                  Another big factor is speculators manipulating the market.

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                                                                  • Kudles
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                                                                    • Feb 2003
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                                                                    #34
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                                                                    • VeriSexy
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      Does not seem like that here.. Rush hour is still jammed up
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                                                                      • After Shock Media
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                                                                        • Mar 2001
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                                                                        The saudis have said today there is no reason for gas prices to be as high as they are, and say they can guarentee oil supply for the future.
                                                                        The Saudis have also been deceptive and actually outright not telling the truth about their oil supply for well over a decade according to all of the major oil companies whom I would tend to believe. They found the shit for the Saudis in the first place.

                                                                        As for supply and demand just does not happen so fast. Seems people forget that China exploded recently and parts actually prohibit bicycles now in downtown areas. Plus the Government there has a mandatory price cap per gallon. India has also gone from animal and bicycles to car ownership nearly overnight. Then you also have what is stated above which is the Saudis have been not telling truth about how much is left in their fields which experts know is much much less which fuels speculation. Plus peoples perceptions of supply are driving speculation even deeper. So nothing really happened over night but I regress supply and demand does often happen overnight. What will happen if another hurricane takes out a few oil rigs in the gulf or another port?

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