how does this work?

today is "no gas day", the objective being for all americans on the internet to not visit a gas station. this could potentially cut gas expenses by 3bn for the day, they say.

i don't buy it. is anyone actually driving less because it is no gas day? no. people who drive to work will continue to, just perhaps they won't make a trip to the gas station today. in the slightly longer run, it all averages out, and there are no lasting holes in the gas sellers' pockets.

if it was a day to boycott the use of gas it would perhaps make a tad more sense. but this is easy to say for students and such, who live at bikable or busable distances from campus. what about people who work 40 miles away? what are they going to do?

how about a better public transport system? is anyone doing something about that? how about carpooling options and such?

i'm going to have to visit a gas station today anyway, since i need to return my rental. had i known i'd have to return it today, i could've filled it up yesterday and signed up for the scam. no offense.