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Tejvan Pettinger (not verified) says:

US gas prices are half the price in Europe. It's about time America increased its taxes on petrol and did its bit to help reduce global warming. The good thing about rising oil prices is that at last AMericans are reducing demand for Hummers and SUVs. Plus it might encourage people to walk and cycle and reduce the endemic obesity in America

check out how cheap US gas (petrol) prices are:
http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/economics/fuel-duties-in-the-uk-and-eu...

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