With gasoline now $4 a gallon in most parts of the country, many American teens have forsaken the time-honored pastime of cruising.
Police officers say they see more teens hanging out at malls and movie theaters than driving up and down the main drags. What’s worse, the best cruising cars are often the most fuel inefficient: No self-respecting cruiser would be seen in a Geo Metro.
(The New York Times)