Pain at the Pump - Commuter Pain

Commuter Pain

NBR's three-part series, "Pain at the Pump," looks at the broader effects of increased gas prices. This report from NBR correspondent Jeff Yastine explains how record gas prices are leading commuters to change their behavior.



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External Links/Articles*

• Congressional Budget Office (CBO) (PDF Document)
  The CBO "provides Congress with nonpartisan analyses for economic and budget decisions." This links the January 2008 CBO transportation study Jeff Yastine mentions in his report. The study of California drivers is titled, "Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets."
• Energy Information Agency (EIA)
  The Energy Information Agency is the statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. This links to EIA statistics about petrolum, including U.S. gas prices.
• Reason Foundation
  The Reason Foundation is a non-profit public policy research institute. This links to information about Robert Poole, the foundation's director of transportation studies. Poole is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report.
• South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
  The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority is Tri-Rail, the commuter rail system connecting Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach. Joe Giulietti, executive director of the authority, is interviewed in Jeff Yastine's report.
• U.S. Department of Energy
  This links to the "Hybrids" section of U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Economy website, where you can compare information about different hybrid vehicle models.

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