Reply #4: Exactly!

[newportdadde]

We get NOTHING from the jump in gas but money out of our wallet and into the hands of the large oil companies. Also our country is setup much different then Europe, is larger for one thing and more sprawled. For many of us there is NO public transportation and for other it is very limited, really only in major US cities is this a very viable method of transporation on a daily basis.

When my wife lived in Germany in a small village of around 2k people she could walk to public transit which was not very far and take it pretty much anywhere. A town of 2k say in Missouri where I grew up is about 45 MILES from the nearest form of any public transportation which was very limited as well.

Its a shame we aren't setup for it here I would love to have light rail and for awhile it was discussed but it got shot down. I think thats something our European friends need to understand when they try to compare prices with us.