Gas shortage
alters few plans
Dy DIANE GILBERT
Will the gas shortage and increased gas
prices keep Chapel Hill residents off the
roads and closer to their own backyards
during the summer of 1979? Apparently not,
if an informal poll taken on campus is any
indication.
Of the 20 people surveyed, only five said
they had made any modifications in their
summer travel plans. Of the remaining 15
people, two said they did not own cars so
they had 'no reason to change their plans. "
The other 13 said they were aware of the1
gas shortage and the high prices for gas but
they were not going to change their plans.
They said they would just worry more.
Changing travel plans for some people
means cutting the distances they will travel.
One woman said, "My husband and 1 were
going to take the kids to Disneyworld in
Florida, but now we are going to the North
Carolina coast. It is just too expensive to
drive allthe way down there.
A man who planned to take his family to
South Carolina and Atlanta expressed the
same sentiments; "We are now going to
southern Virginia, primarily because of the
cost." ' ' .'
An older couple from Trtjcas said their
travel plans had changed significantly
because of the gas shortage.
Public transportation is an option two
people said they were considering, but not
because of the price of gas. As one woman
explained: "My husband and I go to
Philadelphia twice a year, usually by car.
This year we are taking.the train, not because
it's cheaper it's not-but , because we are
anxious about the availability of gas." .... v'
A man who is taking his wife and two
children to Colorado in August said he is
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also considering taking t he train: "Right now
we will take the car, but if the situation gets
worse we will look into the possibility of
taking the train."
His 8-year-old daughter said she didn't
want to take a car or train; she prefers to
"ride a plane."
The people who plan to vacation as usual
said they were worried about the availability
of gas. One man's solution is: "I'm going to
Oklahoma,- but 1 am not going to travel "the
last five days of the month. If they are going
to run out of gas, that's when it will be."
Another man who plans to vacation in
North Carolina said, "1 worry about the gas
shortage.Tm still going to the Outer Banks. I
don't know if Til be stuck between here and
there or not." ":- .
A young married couple plans to go on a
tour of New England: "We feel guilty, but we
are still going and we will drive a lot. The bus
stations are always on the bad side of town
and we would rather not contend with that."
One of the persons who does not own a car
said she wasn't worried about the gas
situation: "It hasn't affected my Moped
plans any. I get 100 miles to the gallon."
A student summed up the findings of the
poll well when he said: "1 doubt the gas
shortage will affect Americans very much.
Those who can afford to pay the prices will
buy the gas, and those who can't, won't." ;
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Gas shortage:
an alterhative
By ROBERT FRIEDMAN
Four finalists have been selected for
further consideration in the first annual
Chapel Hill Alternative to Reliance on
Gasoline Energy In Transportation
(CHARGEIT) competition.
"We think this is an important step in
using old-fashioned American ingenuity to
solve our country's mounting energy crisis,"
said UNC President Freebee Friday, one of
three judges of the 5,000 entries. Other
judges were UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor
Frisbee Tuesday and his wife. Ruby.
Each of the four proposals will be tested in
a pilot program administered by the Chapel
Hill Transportation Department. Those
found to produce significant energy savings
will then be considered for full-scale
implementation.
The winners, in alphabetical order, are
, Dcg Team submitted by Nanook
Johnson. "We're going to use huskies in the
winter months, and the Chapel Hill Animal
Control Officer is already training other
breeds for year-round use," said Johnson.
"Our motto is: 'Why drive a Datsun when
you can drive a dachshund?"
Rickshaw submitted by Hsiao Yzc
Baad. A boatload of Vietnamese refugees
currently in Hong Kong harbor will be
shipped to Chapel . Hill to work in ' this
program, and Yzc-Baad is confident his plan
will prove even more energy-efficient and
economical than dog teams.
"The rickshaw may not be quite as fast as
the dog team," he said, "but these refugees
will be much less expensive "to feed." Yzc
Baad, in an apparent jab at Johnson,
introduced his own slogan: "Why drive a
collie when you can drive a coolie?"
Roller skates submitted by Sue-Sue
Sassoon. The pilot program calls for a mini
shuttle between Mayo's and Purdy's, each of
which will be transformed into a roller-skate
disco. Those traveling between the two
establishments will be provided with a
battery-operated AM-FM radio for use on
the trip.
This suggestion, incidentally, produced
the only public disagreement among the
judges. Sassoon's plan, termed "ridiculous"
by Freebee Friday, was called "good" by
Ruby Tuesday.
Stagecoach submitted by John Ford.
Roy Rogers employees have volunteered to
drive the stages, and campus police will be
riding shotgun. Ford said he was confident
that marauding Indians and outlaw gangs
would pose only a minimal risk, but he
admitted downtown parking "poses a
problem."
The first-place winner, to be selected after
the six-month pilot programs, will receive a
1975 Lincoln Continental. The other three
finalists will get all-expense-paid weekends
for two at next year's World 600 stock car race
in Charlotte.
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