Don't blink at the gas pump. Prices are hitting the $4 mark across Mid-Michigan. Drivers don't seem surprised.
"Gas prices are terrible right now,” said Dale Anderson of Clio. “I wish they'd go back down, but there isn't a lot we can do about it." He filled up at a Birch Run gas station for $3.99.
Some say changing the way they drive helps save a little extra change in their pockets.
"Definitely don't stop and go,” suggested Brandon Miller, “Don't accelerate too fast because that usually wastes a lot of gas." Experts agree. Aggressive breaking and high speed lane changes can also guzzle your gas.
"I'm putting in like 5 dollars, 10 dollars in at time, instead of really filling up,” Miller said.
The average price for a gallon of regular in Michigan rose to $3.94 yesterday, according to www.michigangasprices.com. Prices in California, Alaska and Hawaii already top $4 a gallon.
If the trend continues, drivers say, they'll be forced off the road.
"Not travel as much, just wait until I need to get something, and hold off until I really need it,” Anderson said.
