Driving habits changing to cope with fuel prices

Rising fuel costs have forced Australians to change their driving habits, an international survey shows.

The AC Nielsen Online Consumer Opinion survey, which questioned 500 Australians as part of a survey of more than 23,000 people in 42 countries, found 84 per cent of Aussies have felt a hit to the hip pocket because of escalating fuel prices.

More than half of Australian drivers, or 61 per cent of those polled, said they were opting to use their vehicles less, while 57 per cent were trying harder to combine trips, it found.

But less than one in five have turned to public transport as an alternative – the fourth lowest rate in the Asia-Pacific region.

Sidney Morning Herald