petrol$$$ road trips

[kookyfish]

Thinking of going for a trip in search of new roads to ride,
today our petrol price just went up to $2.18NZ a ltr , works out to around 115NZD to fill my car,
I now skate to work as much as possible even in our winter
hows it affecting you.,

[Basch]

around 1.60€ a litre here, and nearest road to bomb around 250km away

[kookyfish]

[BergaLiden]

dam .. thats doing it hard,

Maybe there should be a thread about . to what lengths people go to to ride a hill.

About 100m down the road

[Crappysurfer]

its about $4.15 per gallon.....

[*SWEET*]

its about $4.15 per gallon.....

Yeah... dont forget to fill up your tank when you'll come to the Chalet Freride... Gas is around 1.45$ per liter in Montreal (5.90$ per gallon or so...)

[fineout]

3.99 a gallon

[TIMORNE]

Just got back from Santa Cruz,Ca.....$4.59 gl.....ouch that hurts the wallet and my skate fund.

[isk]

hehe you guys have no idea. 1,55 - 1,60€ is what we pay in germany. thats about 2,50$ for a liter of gas!!

thats 9,40$ for a gallon!

yeah, gas is expensive in germany, but dont worry, youll get there too america.

my soultion so far is not owning a car. i plan on using longboard/bike/public transportation for as long as possible. probably until i need to get a car to get to work or when i have kids.

[TIMORNE]

I told my wife and kids,when it hits $5.00 a gal in the US,we're parking the cars and longboarding,biking,public transportation(the bus)& walking everywere.

[Basch]

[Crappysurfer]

but germany has great mass transit whereas america is lacking

[Basch]

america doesn't have trains or busses?

Just remember, if you go bombing hills you want a car.

And here in holland, even with our gasprices, car is still cheaper in 99 out of a 100 times.

I pay around 42€ for a returntucket to the hils here. And that's to the nearest town, ad 5€ busfare to it and a lot of walking vback or waiting for a bus that goes every half an hour if you are lucky.

In gas it'll cost me about the same. But you can split that with 5 people (that's how many you can get in my car)

public transport is expencive.

Germany is a bit cheaper, but stilkl, if you go rinding with more than 1 person. The car will prob be cheaper

[isk]

its true. once you arent a student anymore, public transportation costs a lot. my tram station to bonns tram station (20 minutes) costs 3,30€. monthly tickets reduce the price. my girlfriend just got her monthly public transport ticket to get her to and from work. costs 120€ a month, thats 185$.

still, our public transport system is a lot better than in most of the US. i can get everywhere i need to go with bus or tram; tram station is 10 mins from my house.

[longboardorific]

public transportation here is amazing
i mean we might not have buses or subways or trains but we have taxis.
actually we dont have taxis, or any public transportation that is useful at all

[*SWEET*]

France is great when it comes to trains...
Really cheap with all kind of deal depending on your age or job....etc
It basically costs you like 100 euros for a round trip from my place to the best spots in the alps and there is like a 1000km. You have to go through Paris though...

[bucksaw87]

thing is, europe's had "high" gas prices for a damn long time. in america, gas has quadrupled in price in about 5 years. so, it's still QUITE a shock to us. and, like crappy said, america's public transit sucks, unless you're in a major city. even then, it's quite spotty. out east is pretty good, but out west is horrid. in hte middle (where i am), i can't access public transit unless i go a good 10 miles out of my way, which isn't worth it anymore.

[Jerry Lewis]

The thing about public transportation in the US is that we are a lot more spread out. I recall hearing a story about a few tourists who went to New York. On their second day, they said they wanted to leave to go to California for a wedding. They were actually leaving 'early' in their minds, until they were told that it would take them at least 4 days to get there by car.

Drive less, skate more.

[Basch]

many people forget that size wise, the US is bigger than europe. They still see the US as just a country. Not half a continent

[speshlspeclsteak]

4.50 im skating so much further than i did before