China News Agency, New York, March 11 (Reporter Wang Fan) As the average gasoline price in the United States has repeatedly hit new highs, Americans have begun to reduce the frequency of driving.
In the densely populated New York metropolitan area, ridership on public transportation, such as the subway, is on the rise.
"Oil prices have been rising, and I can hardly drive a car," Cann, who lives in New Jersey, told a reporter from China News Agency on the 11th.
"I used to do grocery shopping twice a week, but now I only do it once on the weekends to save money," said Cann, who said his gas station expenses have increased by hundreds of dollars a month, and the increase in gasoline prices doesn't seem to have slowing down.
According to data released by the American Automobile Association on the 11th, the average gasoline price in the United States rose to $4.331 per gallon that day, a record high.
Average U.S. regular gasoline prices rose nearly 13% for the week from $3.837 a gallon a week ago.
Average gasoline prices have risen more than 50 percent over the past year from $2.826 a gallon a year ago.
The association's latest survey shows that nearly 60% of Americans say they will change their driving habits if the price of gasoline exceeds $4 a gallon; Adjust your lifestyle.
Faced with rising oil prices, those under the age of 35 who participated in the survey were more inclined to use carpooling for travel, while those over 35 tended to combine travel with running errands and reduce the number of shopping or dining out.
Mr. Yang, a Chinese car owner who lives in Queens, New York City, said that his current strategy is to "walk more, drive less, and take the subway to work."
He said the number of subway riders traveling to and from Manhattan during the weekday rush hour has increased significantly this week, and the subway cars are very crowded after get off work.
According to data released by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), from March 3 to 9, the daily average number of rides on the New York subway reached 2.72 million, of which more than 3.25 million rides on the 8th, the highest number in the past three months. a new one-day high.
The previous week, New York City's average daily subway ridership was 2.57 million.
In addition to subway traffic, ridership on New York City's bus system is also on the rise.
New York City bus rides averaged 1.16 million daily from March 3 to 9, up nearly 4 percent from the previous week, according to the latest data from the MTA.
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