The availability and price of gasoline are not really on my radar.  I bike as my primary means of transportation and use TARC as a backup plan.  However, I know that gasoline prices have been going up steadily. I have heard rumors that gasoline is harder to get after this weekend's windstorm, due to interruptions in the supply and gas stations being closed due to lack of electrcity.  I have seen long lines at the gas pumps.  However, I have been amazed by the fact that I still see hordes of people out cruising around in their motor vehicles. I am amazed by my neighbors' willingness to burn gasoline to run their generator so they can watch TV. So when I saw this entry on the blog Sustainable77095, I could relate:

Where I live there is not a drop of gasoline for sale. This has not, however, deterred most people from using gasoline. On the contrary, because of the lack of electrical power, those with gasoline-powered generators are probably burning 12 gallons of gasoline per day in their smelly, clattering, polluting contraptions. Add that to the gasoline burned in their thirsty V-8 engines used to crawl around in gridlocked traffic looking for more gas, water, groceries, propane, and charcoal, and they may be burning a total of 14 gallons per day, which is almost triple what they would normally be burning....

If the current conditions aren't enough to convince people to re-consider their transportation choices, what will be?