By most civilized standards, gas even at $5 per gallon is cheap. My friends in Germany are paying nearly $10 per gallon. As a result, they have become serious about energy savings.
As an owner of 4 gas guzzling muscle cars, it hurts to see fuel prices increase. Now don't shoot me for this, as I also understand that we are a financialy motivited society and higher prices will lead to clean energy technoligy that will benifit us all as a whole.
