According to a report from Auto Club South, retail gas prices are increasing around the country even though U.S. supplies have swelled for six weeks in a row.Pump prices rose the final three days last week, including a half cent Friday, to a new national average of a gallon, ending a day string of declines. The average price of gas in Murfreesboro Saturday was a little below that average at while Smyrna's average price was six cents cheaper at Tennessee's average rose to , up three cents from a week earlier.And while a gallon of gas is still cents cheaper than it was a month ago, and more than cheaper than it was a year ago when Tennessee's average was analysts say prices should be even lower due to flat demand. The fact that it isn't has a few locals upset.Daniel Taylor, of Murfreesboro, was filling up his tank at Dodge's Chicken on Broad Street around . Saturday.We get overcharged by the government, we get overcharged when we buy groceries, and we get overcharged by gas stations," he said. "What's new? Does anybody really think a company or our government is going to be honest when they know they can get away with fleecing us?"Austin James, of Smyrna, who was recently laid off from his job at a local restaurant, said he is limiting the number of trips he takes because "prices are still too outrageous."They make them go up real high and then they bring them back down to make them seem reasonable, but really they're still a heck of a lot higher than they used to be," he said. "I get all my errands done on the way to or on the way back from the unemployment office 'cause I can't afford to be running around out here wasting gas."According to experts on the subject, it's actually crowd behavior that is driving the price of gas up again.There's just a crowd behavior, and it's forcing prices above what it should be," said Fred Rozell, retail pricing director at Oil Price Information Service. "People are acting emotionally."Another problem leading to gas price increases is an increase in the price of crude on the stock market. Because the economy showed some signs of improvement, those prices shot up around cents to settle at a barrel Friday.Even though consumer demand remains flat, the stock market's climb and some positive economic indicators such as Thursday's announcement of three consecutive months with gains in home sales has apparently improved investors' appetite for risk, and that's a big part of the push now in commodities and specifically in crude oil," said Gregg Laskoski, managing director of public relations for Auto Club South.Unfortunately, analysts say it isn't clear when gas prices will fall again.There is a level of civil responsibility that is being ignored here. People are openly flaunting these laws and regulations despite agreeing to abide by them as a condition of their license. As a community/socieity we all agreed that drivers would be licensed and these are the conditions. We saw it is being in all our best interest. Then someone comes along and decides it is 'inconvenient' and exploits the system. They exploit goodwill. They exploit some of the legitimate cases of 'big brother' out there to suit their own personal agenda. It isn't violating your civil liberties to forbid you from texting while driving but it is sure as hell violating my right to be able to be confident all drivers are concentrating a fair assumption to make as it is a condition of driving when you are texting and swerve into me. Seriously, don't you think there is enough to do in a car already? Are you so arrogant that you honestly believe what you've said?Doing something other than driving while driving increases crash risk? Really? Who'd a thunk it. C'mon, people, this ain't rocket surgery. Every driving class, book, guide, what have you says that you shouldn't concentrate on anything but driving when behind the wheel. This should have been considered a study on the obvious, rather than a study on driving and using a phone.If you have to get a message to someone, just call and actually with them! At least talking on the phone is the lesser of two evils. It's not the technology or any particular distraction that is the problem. Many people who drive just do not take driving seriously. They put on make up, eat, use phones, etc. so I don't like when studies like this target one specific thing.I sometimes text while driving but make sure to do it when I'm not close to other vehicles or where I may have to stop quickly. I also make use of my peripheral vision and don't stay focused on my phone for more than a second or two at a time. And I have an almost perfect driving record speeding ticket and have avoided many accidents that others would have caused. Now, everyone's not like me. Everyone is different. But I don't think texting or talking on a phone is what makes someone a bad driver.. their ability to do that and still have an awareness of the road and their ability to judge whether they have a good awareness of the road are what matters We can try to outlaw cell phones, etc. while driving but when we can't even get people to go the speed limit I wonder how well any new law is going to work. What we really need is a driver rating system something simple so as not to distract us from driving of course so we can tag other drivers that are not paying attention, driving recklessly, etc. or even tag good drivers that avoid an accident, are courteous, or whatever. If people are constantly afraid of getting a bad rating and therefore raised insurance rates maybe then they'll drive better.Oh, and let me also say that I think more driver education would also be very helpful. I don't think a lot of people realize how dangerous driving is, how quickly something can go wrong if they're not paying attention, or even why you should always stop at a stop sign.you obviously think highly of yourself in spite of your dangerous bdriving habits. I assume you know that 95% of drivers consider themselves better than average, and some of the worst consider themselves the best, convinced that their superior skills make up for their more reckless habits. They are just kidding themselves, and it sounds very much like you fall straight into this category. If there was a driver rating system and you were seen texting, you would be marked down pretty quickly, as most people can see how stupid your behavior is. If you keep on with it, you'll pay for it in the end. Just because you haven't had a crash yet doesn't mean you will elude the laws of probability forever.You really hit a strong point. Whatever you do while driving that isn't driving can't take your focus. Once you get that priority hardwired into your brain, you're mostly safe.Whenever people in the car talk to me or I'm on the phone, I sometimes "space out" because something on the road took priority. My brain just shuts down at listening to words, while I focus on the road. It takes me a full minute to dial a call if I have to dial manually, because I only glance at the phone while looking at the road.The study seems to suggest that any differences between their real-world results and those of simulator tests is due to faults in the simulator testing scenarios. I've seen enough with my own eyes to know that people talking on the cell phone do not have their brain properly engaged with driving. Failing to use turn signals in critical situations, stopping for a light that just changed to green, staying stopped at a light that's changed to green, meandering back and forth across lanes, almost hitting a vehicle stopping in front of them, driving excessively slowly, etc. are all things I see routinely from people talking on their phones. Yet, the study concentrates on eye movement as if having the eyes in front is all it takes to avoid an accident. If this were the case, then drunk driving wouldn't be such a big problem, would it?I am in the process of becoming a Officer. During my ride along, we pulled over people who were using their cell phones within a 15 minute window. The CHP officer pulled one person over at an intersection for talking on their cell phone. After writing a ticket and pulling out, another driver drives right in front of us and was using his cell phone. After giving that guy a ticket, we pulled out again, and another driver drives right by using their cell phone! My ride along officer said, "You see, you don't have to go look for these people, because they'll drive right next to you and use their cell phones." People in California do not appear to care for the law that was passed regarding "hands free" devices.I'm sick of hearing about cell phones, texting and driving. No one wants to blame the driver. A bad driver using a cell phone, texting, putting on makeup, looking at the passenger to talk, and so on is a bad driver while NOT doing any of the preceding. What they are doing does not matter because they are bad drivers not matter what they are doing. whether they are texting or The problem is the bad driver. Do you want to stop many "accidents" by texting and non-texting drivers? Have the police fairly ENFORCE the current laws. Give idiots big fat tickets for weaving in an out of traffic, tailgateing, speeding and of course any other reckless driving style. They will be to worried about the cops to text.That's part of the problem - the penalties are a joke. $100 for yakking/texting which in turn makes the driver a dangerous one. How about up the penalty *big-time* and/or add point penalties - that come off for taking driving school, or simply prosecute in charge as public endangerment. I believe that has a pretty stiff penalty in itself.I'm sick of hearing about cell phones, texting and driving. No one wants to blame the driver. A bad driver using a cell phone, texting, putting on makeup, looking at the passenger to talk, and so on is a bad driver while NOT doing any of the preceding. What they are doing does not matter because they are bad drivers not matter what they are doing. These idiots are the one speeding and weaving in and out fo traffic whether they are texting or not. The problem is the bad driver. Do you want to stop many "accidents" by texting and non-texting drivers? Have the police fairly ENFORCE the current laws. Give idiots big fat tickets for weaving in an out of traffic, tailgateing, speeding and of course any other reckless driving style. They will be to worried about the cops to textWhat do you mean no one wants to blame the driver? I thought we WERE blaming the driver for engaging in these behaviors while operating a vehicle!Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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According to a report from Auto Club South, retail gas prices are increasing around the country even though U.S. supplies have swelled for six weeks in a row.Pump prices rose the final three days last week, including a half cent Friday, to a new national average of a gallon, ending a day string of declines. The average price of gas in Murfreesboro Saturday was a little below that average at while Smyrna's average price was six cents cheaper at Tennessee's average rose to , up three cents from a week earlier.And while a gallon of gas is still cents cheaper than it was a month ago, and more than cheaper than it was a year ago when Tennessee's average was analysts say prices should be even lower due to flat demand. The fact that it isn't has a few locals upset.Daniel Taylor, of Murfreesboro, was filling up his tank at Dodge's Chicken on Broad Street around . Saturday.We get overcharged by the government, we get overcharged when we buy groceries, and we get overcharged by gas stations," he said. "What's new? Does anybody really think a company or our government is going to be honest when they know they can get away with fleecing us?"Austin James, of Smyrna, who was recently laid off from his job at a local restaurant, said he is limiting the number of trips he takes because "prices are still too outrageous."They make them go up real high and then they bring them back down to make them seem reasonable, but really they're still a heck of a lot higher than they used to be," he said. "I get all my errands done on the way to or on the way back from the unemployment office 'cause I can't afford to be running around out here wasting gas."According to experts on the subject, it's actually crowd behavior that is driving the price of gas up again.There's just a crowd behavior, and it's forcing prices above what it should be," said Fred Rozell, retail pricing director at Oil Price Information Service. "People are acting emotionally."Another problem leading to gas price increases is an increase in the price of crude on the stock market. Because the economy showed some signs of improvement, those prices shot up around cents to settle at a barrel Friday.Even though consumer demand remains flat, the stock market's climb and some positive economic indicators such as Thursday's announcement of three consecutive months with gains in home sales has apparently improved investors' appetite for risk, and that's a big part of the push now in commodities and specifically in crude oil," said Gregg Laskoski, managing director of public relations for Auto Club South.Unfortunately, analysts say it isn't clear when gas prices will fall again.There is a level of civil responsibility that is being ignored here. People are openly flaunting these laws and regulations despite agreeing to abide by them as a condition of their license. As a community/socieity we all agreed that drivers would be licensed and these are the conditions. We saw it is being in all our best interest. Then someone comes along and decides it is 'inconvenient' and exploits the system. They exploit goodwill. They exploit some of the legitimate cases of 'big brother' out there to suit their own personal agenda. It isn't violating your civil liberties to forbid you from texting while driving but it is sure as hell violating my right to be able to be confident all drivers are concentrating a fair assumption to make as it is a condition of driving when you are texting and swerve into me. Seriously, don't you think there is enough to do in a car already? Are you so arrogant that you honestly believe what you've said?Doing something other than driving while driving increases crash risk? Really? Who'd a thunk it. C'mon, people, this ain't rocket surgery. Every driving class, book, guide, what have you says that you shouldn't concentrate on anything but driving when behind the wheel. This should have been considered a study on the obvious, rather than a study on driving and using a phone.If you have to get a message to someone, just call and actually with them! At least talking on the phone is the lesser of two evils. It's not the technology or any particular distraction that is the problem. Many people who drive just do not take driving seriously. They put on make up, eat, use phones, etc. so I don't like when studies like this target one specific thing.I sometimes text while driving but make sure to do it when I'm not close to other vehicles or where I may have to stop quickly. I also make use of my peripheral vision and don't stay focused on my phone for more than a second or two at a time. And I have an almost perfect driving record speeding ticket and have avoided many accidents that others would have caused. Now, everyone's not like me. Everyone is different. But I don't think texting or talking on a phone is what makes someone a bad driver.. their ability to do that and still have an awareness of the road and their ability to judge whether they have a good awareness of the road are what matters We can try to outlaw cell phones, etc. while driving but when we can't even get people to go the speed limit I wonder how well any new law is going to work. What we really need is a driver rating system something simple so as not to distract us from driving of course so we can tag other drivers that are not paying attention, driving recklessly, etc. or even tag good drivers that avoid an accident, are courteous, or whatever. If people are constantly afraid of getting a bad rating and therefore raised insurance rates maybe then they'll drive better.Oh, and let me also say that I think more driver education would also be very helpful. I don't think a lot of people realize how dangerous driving is, how quickly something can go wrong if they're not paying attention, or even why you should always stop at a stop sign.you obviously think highly of yourself in spite of your dangerous bdriving habits. I assume you know that 95% of drivers consider themselves better than average, and some of the worst consider themselves the best, convinced that their superior skills make up for their more reckless habits. They are just kidding themselves, and it sounds very much like you fall straight into this category. If there was a driver rating system and you were seen texting, you would be marked down pretty quickly, as most people can see how stupid your behavior is. If you keep on with it, you'll pay for it in the end. Just because you haven't had a crash yet doesn't mean you will elude the laws of probability forever.You really hit a strong point. Whatever you do while driving that isn't driving can't take your focus. Once you get that priority hardwired into your brain, you're mostly safe.Whenever people in the car talk to me or I'm on the phone, I sometimes "space out" because something on the road took priority. My brain just shuts down at listening to words, while I focus on the road. It takes me a full minute to dial a call if I have to dial manually, because I only glance at the phone while looking at the road.The study seems to suggest that any differences between their real-world results and those of simulator tests is due to faults in the simulator testing scenarios. I've seen enough with my own eyes to know that people talking on the cell phone do not have their brain properly engaged with driving. Failing to use turn signals in critical situations, stopping for a light that just changed to green, staying stopped at a light that's changed to green, meandering back and forth across lanes, almost hitting a vehicle stopping in front of them, driving excessively slowly, etc. are all things I see routinely from people talking on their phones. Yet, the study concentrates on eye movement as if having the eyes in front is all it takes to avoid an accident. If this were the case, then drunk driving wouldn't be such a big problem, would it?I am in the process of becoming a Officer. During my ride along, we pulled over people who were using their cell phones within a 15 minute window. The CHP officer pulled one person over at an intersection for talking on their cell phone. After writing a ticket and pulling out, another driver drives right in front of us and was using his cell phone. After giving that guy a ticket, we pulled out again, and another driver drives right by using their cell phone! My ride along officer said, "You see, you don't have to go look for these people, because they'll drive right next to you and use their cell phones." People in California do not appear to care for the law that was passed regarding "hands free" devices.I'm sick of hearing about cell phones, texting and driving. No one wants to blame the driver. A bad driver using a cell phone, texting, putting on makeup, looking at the passenger to talk, and so on is a bad driver while NOT doing any of the preceding. What they are doing does not matter because they are bad drivers not matter what they are doing. whether they are texting or The problem is the bad driver. Do you want to stop many "accidents" by texting and non-texting drivers? Have the police fairly ENFORCE the current laws. Give idiots big fat tickets for weaving in an out of traffic, tailgateing, speeding and of course any other reckless driving style. They will be to worried about the cops to text.That's part of the problem - the penalties are a joke. $100 for yakking/texting which in turn makes the driver a dangerous one. How about up the penalty *big-time* and/or add point penalties - that come off for taking driving school, or simply prosecute in charge as public endangerment. I believe that has a pretty stiff penalty in itself.I'm sick of hearing about cell phones, texting and driving. No one wants to blame the driver. A bad driver using a cell phone, texting, putting on makeup, looking at the passenger to talk, and so on is a bad driver while NOT doing any of the preceding. What they are doing does not matter because they are bad drivers not matter what they are doing. These idiots are the one speeding and weaving in and out fo traffic whether they are texting or not. The problem is the bad driver. Do you want to stop many "accidents" by texting and non-texting drivers? Have the police fairly ENFORCE the current laws. Give idiots big fat tickets for weaving in an out of traffic, tailgateing, speeding and of course any other reckless driving style. They will be to worried about the cops to textWhat do you mean no one wants to blame the driver? I thought we WERE blaming the driver for engaging in these behaviors while operating a vehicle!
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