Mainers Driven to Guzzle Less ; Gas Prices That Are Nearing $3 a Gallon Have Caught Drivers' Attention and Forced Them to Change Driving Habits.

Portland Press Herald › April 27, 2006

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John Prejean, 37, used to ride his fuel-efficient Suzuki motorcycle only when temperatures rose into the 50s. These days, with the sharp spike in the price of gas, he's riding in colder weather.

"Before it was recreational, and now it's a commuter vehicle," Prejean said Wednesday. "It's truly gone from a toy to a tool."

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Mainers Driven to Guzzle Less ; Gas Prices That Are Nearing $3 a Gallon Have Caught Drivers' Attention and Forced Them to Change Driving Habits.

A gallon of regular gasoline in Maine now costs 72 cents more than it did a year ago and 45 cents more than it did just a month...

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