What if gasoline disappeared tomorrow?

At least in terms of you and I as consumers. Or if it suddenly went to, say, $10 a gallon. What would you do?

I have had a chance to give this question some thought. My month-and-a-half experience without my car, courtesy that unlicensed, uninsured driver, made me keenly aware of mass transit. Could I do it? Yes. And it wouldn't be that difficult. Mass transit up here isn't perfect, but with my bike, I can get to many places rather easily. Now, I haven't done this in 100 degree weather, or in the rain, two situations that can make riding a bike problematic. But I see others riding in those situations all the time. So, it is do-able. It would certainly take me more time to get where I need to go. I would certainly have to time my shopping more carefully; I would more than likely shop much closer to home most of the time.

And yes, I have to admit, since I got my car back, my bike hasn't seen much of me lately.

How about you? Could you, or will you manage using mass transit, ride-sharing, walking, biking, or other methods to get where you go daily? I ask this question more to get everyone thinking, than in just answer gathering, but I really am interested in your response. Since gasoline is not lowering in price, but going up, it is one to think of. If you are in another country where the price is already equivalent to $10 a gallon, chime in. What do you do?

BTW, crude oil hit $78 a barrel yesterday, briefly. The last time it was this high (in today's dollars) was 1983. For those that remember it (I do) during the 1970's, remember odd and even days in CA? Remember the gas lines?

Addendum: Shortly after posting this, I found the following article:

Oil's steady march to $80 fails to shock

(I don't know about you, but it shocked the hell out of me)