Sadly we Americans rely on cars to transport our fat arses down to the local strip mall 10 miles away to get our Starbucks fix. Luckily for many Europeans, public transportation, train networks, etc are vastly superior to what we have here, as well as city planning designs that are pedestrian friendly and dont require one to travel far for basic services.

Gas prices will rise regardless. It's time to start downsizing our cars and bad habits.