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And the lead article in this morning's Salt Lake Tribune asks if "the exorbitant" price of gasoline is causing Utah drivers to change their habits. WTs iron triangle clearly rules.
I myself am being impacted by the Gasoline in a different way, it is not that I cannot afford the Gasoline it is I will not when there is alternatives. I have built myself a Motorized Bicycle and I consider this to be a thing that is going to be a wave of the future as it was in the past. When there was lack of capability in WW2 in Germany they did motorized bicycles and as people progressed they changed their habits and got various vehicles. However I am able to pull 150-180mpg in my motorized bicycle. I cut my costs and am loving it leaves me more when I would be having less.
Most states in the USA or Countries in Europe allow for these to be run without insurance or license that makes it even more affordable.
Currently most people are running the two-stroke engines as they are cheaper than 4stroke however due to EPA ban they will be going the way of the dodo. This will usher in the 4stroke that is cleaner and will truly run longer. By doing so it will help cut down on pollution and dependence on foreign oil given the high gas savings.
I have plans to use a 4cycle Tecumseh engine built in the USA or brazil or wherever its built. and run around the same mpg maybe a little less but no matter its still leaps above what a car can do. I use 1/16th of the gas I would use going to the grocery store to grab things. When you translate that to actual usage its substantial.
There is a group of people that are all for the motorized bicycles and if you are interested you can look at http://www.motoredbikes.com and get some info for yourself. Its a great idea, it may not be the best idea that can be done but its a hell of alot better than any other ideas I have seen. Myself I would love to get diesel and run homegrown bio-diesel but that is a entirely different topic all together.