FWIW, in Germany, per their radio news, a liter is going for Euro 1.45.

That works out (at $1.54/1 Euro) to about $2.24/liter, and thus (at 3.79 liters/gallon) to $8.49 a gallon.  You and me, paying less than half that, are (to their eyes) living in paradise.

Of course, a lot of their price at the pump goes to taxes which not only keep their roads a lot nicer than ours, but support mass transit and a lot of other socially beneficial purposes.  But Republicans don't do that - they figure out ways to waste gas because that pushes sales.

So, do the following:

• tune your car properly - getting a $200 tuneup will amortize itself (at $3.50/gallon) in about 4000 miles if you have an average car (like mine)
  
• drive conservatively - your best economical performance is at between 1000 and 2000 RPM
  
• if you have a manual transmission, get into the highest gear possible as quickly as possible - the difference between 4th and 5th gear at 35 mph works out to about 16% less gas used in 5th
  
• inflate your tires properly - that's good for another 5 percent less gas used
  
• eliminate idling, needless trips, and all the rest of the wasteful practices you know you should get rid of.