EASY ENOUGH TO FORCE GOOD HABITS:

Workers adjust habits to save on gas costs: Surging prices are forcing employees to adopt good habits. (Barbara De Lollis, 5/02/06, USA TODAY)

Drivers are paying $2.919 on average for a gallon of regular gasoline, the government said Monday, up 30% from just 10 weeks ago. Most business travelers aren't going to the same extreme as Goff to combat rising gas prices. Yet across the USA, surging gas prices are forcing action among people who drive hundreds of miles for their jobs, manage corporate fleets or run limousine and taxi companies.

Some, like Goff, are switching vehicles. But most are making more modest adjustments — checking tires more often for proper inflation, idling engines less or taking public transit. [...]

Companies are taking steps to save fuel, too. About 15% of the National Business Travel Association members surveyed last week say that they're encouraging greater use of public transportation where available.