"so after a while I just asked if any one had even checked their tire pressure for FE (I don't mean over inflation - just to spec). All I got were blank stares & silence. They were literally un-willing to lift a finger to improve the situation so I suggested to them that gas prices apparently were not high enough yet."
I bet that went over well.
Trouble is, we are too rich in this country ... and have become too complacent, too soft.
I look at all the empty bottles, even the ones with a $0.05 - $0.10 deposit ... laying by the side of the road and have come to the conclusion that we are too rich. Why else would you litter instead of returning your containers?
My solution? Is to nag people more ... tell them to fill up their tires, remove their roof racks, etc ... and also insinuate that gas isn't high enough yet.
My Uncle has a Hyundai Tucson ... this not-so-cute 'ute only gets 23mpg. I told him to lose the roof rack (never used) and fill his tires to within 2psi of the sidewall maximums and I told him he'd pick up 2mpg.
Like you, I got back a vacant stare.
We need $5-$6 per gallon gas ... for starters ... maybe that'll snap people out of their 21st Century trances.
