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One week ago today, moved freshman son home from college dorms in Los Angeles. Took the 405 to the 5, then to 50 and home.

Particularly on the 5, we noted there seemed to be far fewer cars than would be normal for a Friday afternoon here in California. In fact, even my wife noticed which is not something she would normally alert on.

Latest prices here in Sacramento region for premium are hitting $4.16/gallon at some locations.

Starting to look to me that magic $ number is around the $4.00 mark, meaning that at this point, driving starts getting viewed as a luxury versus something that you just do.