Pain at the Pump

The price of gas has been a common topic of conversation among friends and co-workers, a constant source of news for the media, and a marketing tool for fuel-efficient vehicles and bicycles.

Here are ways Americans are coping:

• Carpooling
• Moving closer to work/school http://promo.realestate.yahoo.com/one-way-to-handle-gas-prices:-move.html
• Hypermiling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermiling)
• Buying a fuel-efficient vehicle
• Using scooters, bicycles, etc.
• Utilizing public transportation
• Driving less http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/18/driving.cutbacks/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

How are you dealing with fuel prices? Do you think the Houston area needs improved access to public transportation? Please tell me about the transportation options in your home country.