Commuters for a "slug line" on 14th Street NW near New York Avenue. This Washington innovation provides "slugs" with a ride home and enables drivers to qualify for HOV lanes.

Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post

Tagged: gas prices, suburbs

Shellie Saffel of South Riding drives a GMC Yukon Denali for her five-minute commute back and forth to work and uses the truck for weekend errands and the occasional home improvement haul. Her husband, Guy Saffel, wants to trade the truck for a Honda Civic because he's "sick of paying for 12 miles-per-gallon."

Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post

Tagged: gas prices, South Riding, suburbs

Shellie Saffel walks the family dog, Riggo, outside the family's 6,000-square-foot home in South Riding. The suburban ideal of a big house, big lawn and big vehicle is under attack from rising gas prices.

Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post

Tagged: gas prices, South Riding, suburbs

Guy Saffel, at home with dog and son Grayson, isn't ready to give up the house in South Riding, but he wants to sell wife Shellie's SUV.

Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu, Washington Post

Tagged: gas prices, South Riding, suburbs

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