3.69 a gallon for D2
3.16 Regular Unleaded
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Originally Posted by WDBCB20
High time Americans see European (currently around $7.72/gallon in Germany, seen at least as high as $9.40/gallon in the Netherlands) gasoline prices. It might help them see (not as a communist plot) modern efficient ubiquitous public transportation e.g. high speed rail (or just a non laughable rail system, for goodness sake), small diesel powered cars that routinely get over 45mpg (more than 50% of the European private fleet) and have their kids walk or bike to school instead of being 3 ton SUV'd by mom who then drives to the gym.
Making the "inner city" livable for everyone, not just the (darker skinned) underclass, (also seen as a communist plot) would reduce (often unnecessary - telecommuting anyone?) absurd commutes in from equally absurd mc mansion burbs.
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You hit the nail on the head with the inner city comment. I have lived in Europe as a young man, and am here to says this based on my experiences:
The rail system in most European countries is wonderful, However when you take in the population density and the actual land area versus what we have here in the US (and Canada for that matter) the rail idea just wont work. Too much area not enough people.
And it also helps that the US and Nato rebuilt most of the rail over there after WW2. Just sayin.........