[NOS2Go4Me]

Or move closer to work? I'm 4KMs away. A tank of gas lasts 2-3 weeks for me too, including the drive to work, drive to the mall, drive to the other end of town for a movie, etc.

That's half the problem with the people in the south. They think they can dictate solutions for the entire province without realizing that the geography and indeed different lifestyles of the north can sometimes prevent such "solutions" from working correctly.

I don't need the car to get to work. I could walk if I didn't love sleeping in so much. I could take the city bus if I could remember the ass-backward transit routes in this town (possibly - they really are screwed here in North Bay). The car is still the most cost-effective thing for me because:

I'm already insuring it.
I'm far enough to work that I'd need to walk for 20+ minutes to get to work, thanks to lights and major arteries that keep me from walking a constant speed.
I get great gas mileage in town, and carpool the odd time with coworkers.

Not everyone lives 20+ minutes' driving time away from their place of work, and telling us to use a "large-city" solution doesn't always work. It's that simple.

If there were less gas hogs on the market and subsequently on the road, we wouldn't be in the national / international bind we're in for gas. Done.