There you have it. America approaches the gas prices that Europe has been having for quite some time now. For a long while Americans were enjoying the 6 liter engine muscle cars, gas guzzling SUVs and trucks without being too concerned about how much they spend on gas. You go to Europe and you rarely see a full size sedan, let alone a large pickup truck or an SUV. It is mostly a small size cars that are widely ridiculed here in the US. Well, ridiculed no more. With the gas prices going up to $4 per gallon I am sure the public opinion will change. May be we’ll start seeing some BMWs with 1.8 and 1.6 engines, Audi A3s and A4s with 1.4L engine, more TDI engines etc? Who knows …

I was in Rome last year. And I was surprised to see the number of motorcycles and scooters on the streets of the eternal city. They were everywhere. You can see for yourself. What you see below is a typical picture there.

So may be the time finally came for people to make a change in their lives. May be motorcycles and scooters are the way to go? I sure hope so. I see them more and more on the streets of Los Angeles, 3 of my coworkers have already signed up for the riders course, a couple of more already bought scooters and motorbikes. All that makes me feel I made the right choice.

P.S. And here is the Reuters news article as a point of reference to my gas price rant.

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