Motorists rethink driving habits as gas prices soar higher at the pumps

A Los Feliz resident walks to the nearby post office four blocks away from her home instead of driving to keep from paying the continually increasing cost of gas.

“I’m walking around my neighborhood a lot more now,” Jennifer Abbott said. “I actually get to stop and talk to my neighbors while they walk their dogs. It’s fun and relaxing.”

In April 2008, Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles than a year earlier. Greenhouse gas emissions fell by approximately 9 million metric tons during the same period, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Web site shows.

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