North Carolina Running Out Of Gas
Thanks to Hurricane Ike, North Carolina and the rest of the Southeast have had a few issues with gas. Whether it’s high prices or just not enough gas…riding a bike sounds a lot easier than dealing with the headaches of a car.
Here is what greeted me at the pump last week…
Allstate also came out with story a while back about North Carolina drivers…
The number of North Carolinians running out of gas on the highway went up 43 percent in the first five months of 2008 compared to the same time last year – according to the Allstate Motor Club. From January through May of 2008, North Carolinians called the motor club for fuel delivery 179 times.
Countrywide, calls to Allstate Motor Club for running out of gas are up by 52 percent for the first months of 2008 over the same time last year.
“We can’t directly correlate this rise in the number of people running out of gas to the rise in prices at the pump, but anecdotally we know that consumers are trying hard to stretch their dollar and sometimes that means stretching fuel into fumes,” said Allstate spokesman John Heid. “Drivers should remember running out of gas on the highway can be a lot more than an inconvenience; it can be hazardous.”
Heid says the average wait time for a can of gas is half an hour, but more troublesome than the hassle is the danger of being stuck on the road. According to the roadside assistance experts at Allstate Motor Club, running out of gas increases the risk of much more serious accidents for the driver with the empty tank and other motorists that suddenly have to maneuver around the mistake.
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