Nearly half of Americans are cutting daily costs to deal with high gas prices: poll
www.independent.co.uk
Americans are pulling back on household expenses, altering travel plans and driving less as a result, the poll found

Many Americans are cutting back on everyday expenses as gas prices soar due to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, now approaching the 10-week mark. About 44 percent of Americans said they’re driving less due to high gas prices, while 42 percent said they’ve slashed household expenses, according to a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll. In addition, the poll revealed that 34 percent have altered travel or vacation plans. Americans are changing their behaviors as national average gas prices hit $4.43 per gallon Saturday, according to the AAA motor club. This time last year, the national average was just $3.15 per gallon. Patrick de Haan, a petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, said Saturday’s average price marked a sobering new record. “The national average price of gasoline has never been higher on the second day in May than it is today,” he wrote on X.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    0·
    11 days ago

    This is such a bullshit excuse, because while it’s true, there is no reason why Americans haven’t regulated cars to be more energy efficient, and why they haven’t built better public transport since the 70’s.
    On average European cars have about 30% better mileage than American cars, and almost all energy saving technologies were invented and implemented in either Japan or Europe.

    USA is a shitty country, first because they DEMAND these shitty huge cars with poor safety records, second because they DEMAND they are cheap to use, with no regard for climate change.

    Americans drive more, and they drive less fuel economic than other places in the world with better regulation.
    The net result is the average American pollute 2-3 times more than average for developed countries.

    USA is a country of selfish psychopaths (on average), that refuse to take responsibility for their actions.

        • bthest@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          10 days ago

          Getting defensive and huffy about it doesn’t help. Americans as a whole are responsible for the how the rest of the world views them.

          • Soggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            0·
            10 days ago

            “Chinese as a whole are responsible for all the stereotypes against them.”

            See how crazy that sounds? Fuck off.