People are LIARS!
I vividly remember the first time gas hit $4/gal; for about a week and a half there were noticeably more bicyclists... then poof! they disappeared. Every. Last. One.
Soon after it looked to me like the Chevy dealership was giving away new Silverados because EVERYBODY had one (or a Subdivision). And gas was still $4.
P.S. Good Lord... reading the TTAC comments gives me a headache. I need to stop doing that.