Nationally, gasoline prices are averaging more than $4 a gallon. That’s not an all-time record, but it’s up sharply from just over a month ago, and the rapid change has left many car owners reeling … but unwilling, or unable, to give up on driving. Americans have been logging more miles since the war with Iran started, according to the analytics company Arity, which tracks driving habits…

Another option, of course, is to pursue alternatives to driving.

    • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zip
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      5 months ago

      Poor people should demand for better public transport because owning a car is very much a costly asset, from purchasing to maintenance to daily usage. At this point demanding for anything other than a good public transport definitely are asking to be fucked.

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      5 months ago

      there’s alternatives to driving, even for those that are financially struggling. crazy, right?