High Prices Lead to Gas Theft

What do Americans do when faced with higher prices? Most of them simply cut back on their driving; AAA reports a decrease of 4.3% in traffic which equates to 11 billion fewer miles. Other Americans find it easier to step down from their high horses and resort to crime. Reports have come in for truck-jackings for the fuel rather than the vehicle. Gas stations report increased cases of "drive-offs" where patrons simply fill-up and drive away without paying. And the siphoning crimes of the 70s are prevalent, but in a new way. Instead of siphoning with a hose, the high clearance of SUVs allow thieves to simply drill into the fuel tank or cut the fuel lines. Across the Atlantic, UK truckers have taken to angry protest by intentionally congesting highways over fuel costs equivalent to $11.50 a gallon.