How about using other forms of alternative transportation that are already available to save on gas????
The bike?! Anyone ever heard of it?
I bike everywhere! I would commute/ do my shopping, go to movies, visit friends on my bike. One of the reasons why I married my husband was because(at the time) he didn't seem to care about car ownership and most men I have dated couldn't wait to show off their cars. Back in my single days I dumped one guy, who was very handsome, for the sole fact he owned a hummer.
I live in the burbs now and the husband has succumbed to buying a car, but we only use it for errands, appts that might be too dangerous to get to by bike or trips that are too far away. We also take the commuter train downtown most days instead of car. Despite having a toddler, I use a stroller attachment I hook to my bike and take him along with me. My son loves it. As for the train, my son loves that too. So having children is no excuse not to save on gas! Neither is the weather. I used to bike year round in Chicago. Rain, sleet, hail, snow. I was biking. I do the same in the burbs.
My subdivision is a few blocks from the train station and I mostly walk or bike if I am running late. It boggles my mind to see people drive their cars only 3-4 blocks! Great that they will be using the train for the major leg of the trip but truly SHAMEFUL that they drive those few blocks at all. And no, most of these people are not invalids and they can stand to get some exercise. If people can't bear to be without their cars for a measly 3 blocks then there is no hope in getting Americans to cut their gas addiction. It has to start with the individual and I am beginning to lose faith in my fellow citizens.