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  "path": "/2026/05/always-look-on-bright-side-of-life.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T02:08:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://40yrs.blogspot.com",
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  "textContent": "There is an upside to rising gas prices, increased use of mass transit.\n\nThis should not be a surprise, but in the land of pedestrian killing SUVs, it is a bit surprising.\n\n> Higher gas prices are bringing some Americans back to public transit.\n>\n> The increase in ridership comes as the war in Iran has disrupted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing the national average price of gasoline beyond $4.50 per gallon. In California, drivers are paying more than $6.15 per gallon on average.\n>\n> Rising fuel prices have historically pushed at least some Americans toward buses and trains, particularly commuter rail. But experts caution that decades of car-oriented development and inconsistent transit funding still leave most people with few practical alternatives to driving.\n>\n> For those reasons, ridership is rising most sharply in places with robust transit systems and steep fuel prices.\n\nThere are a whole host of societal ills that are tied to America's pathological obsession with cars.\n\nThould this change, it would be a good thing.",
  "title": "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life",
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