I usually just pull up and fill up.  But… I must say, lately, I too am noticing and hesitating when it comes to filling up my tank. 

Recently, talked about our high school graduation year on our morning show.  I graduated in 1993.   This prompted me to search and see what gas prices were back then.  I couldn’t believe what I saw!  The price fluctuated from like 99 cents to $1.10 — this shocked me! 

Can you imagine???  A buck to fill up!?  How great would that be!? 

It costs me about 50 dollars to fill up these days.  And I have a 4-dour sedan.  I dread filling up now.  I think to myself as I fill up and watch the numbers roll higher, “there goes the cost of my monthly gym membership, plus my favorite wrap from tropical smoothies, and that magazine I like to buy, oh and the movie I wanted to see this week!”

But then again, I guess I wouldn’t get to any of those things if I coulnd’t drive there… so then I calm down. 

We are inching toward $4.00 right now.

Did you see that gas giveaway? The lines of cars down Flamingo waiting for a chance at a free tank of gas.

CLICK HERE to see the video and read the story, it’s amazing how many people lined up for that!  I did find it entertaining to watch.  Especially the people that pushed their cars into the gas station!  I understand it caused quite a traffic mess though… which was probably frustrating for people who were not in line.

This video shows how much people are in need of something FREE right now.

I hope we can all get through this.  

I know there are ways to save on gas.  ( i.e. by using your Vons card, buying a certain amount of products from the gas station store, etc.)  But feel free to share your tips with everyone… the more we know… the more we save!

No, I am not talking about a type of sushi here… I am talking about drivers that do NOT come to a complete stop at stop signs and when they are turning right on red.

I see it all the time.  And according to Police, they see it too!  I am from Upstate New York orginally, so I had never heard of a “California Roll.”  To me, it sounded like something I would choose when I stand in line at the sub shop!   But I later learned it’s just a name for a bad driving pattern… and it’s named after California drivers, who are famous for doing it.   Rolling through the stop sign or red light.

Did you know, you are not only suppose come to a complete stop at a stop sign, but you are also supposed to stop at the stop bar…. then pull forward…. look both ways… and only go if it’s safe.   How many drivers do you think do that? Not many!!

I always find it interesting when I see accident scenes at four way stops.  How can that happen? Nobody is going fast… so there should be plenty of time to realize you could crash… right? I guess not.  I just don’t get it.

At a four-way stop, police say you are supposed to let the person to your right go first.  That’s how a four way works.  If we all did this, there would be some kind of order.  But instead, it’s who can skip through without having to wait. 

The rules of the road are there for a reason.  Share your thoughts and tell me your stories.  I am sure many of you have one (or two, or three, or four…..)

Someone posted a comment on my blog about something I recently covered.    It’s called “due care.” 

What it means is that drivers must use care when driving, and if they don’t… they can be responsible for breaking the law or the cause of an accident.

I recently went out with the North Las Vegas Police and watched them give out warnings to drivers at the intersection of Cheyenne & Losee.   It was unbelievable!!  Laws broken every minute, literally!  Many of them blamed on drivers not using due care.

For example:

Yes, you can use the shoulder area if the road is wide enough and there is not a painted line… BUT you can’t go speeding southbound down Losee passing everyone as you try to get to the light at Cheyenne.  You must use due care.  Take it slow, watch for other vehicles and drive defensively.  That–  is due care.

 If you were to look up due care it would say:  the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances.

Shouldn’t we all use Due Care? I think it would make our roads much safer