If there HAS to be a bright side to high fuel $

[ACamilli]

I may get thrown off this forum for saying this...here goes...flame away boys! I pay the same as you all do, actually higher here in PA for some reason now looking on Flying J website (and you will see PA the highest). Traffic in my part of SE PA is pathetic, you can't believe the traffic for this area. I grew up here and it's not even the same country. Growing up you went on RELAXING Sunday drives....now anytime you go out it's THUNDERDOME, anything goes. And while people complain about high fuel prices they fly by me doing 75-85 mph making no effort to save a bit of fuel.
I note that on snow days there is little or no traffic, it's like another world. It makes me believe what i have always thought....not all this BS car/suv traffic is necessary. Big rigs, well we are all paying in the end for their higher fuel costs.
I have noticed since gasoline has hit $3.19 a gallon here there is less traffic. The 1 mile backups at traffic lights are now down to a 1/4 to 1/2 mile, there is just less traffic. Where has everyone gone....they were there before.
There is less stop and go which helps my fuel mileage. I pay more for fuel, but when I do drive it is more relaxing and get better mpg. Just an observation.