From The KOTV Vault: High Gas Prices Drive Tulsans To Carpool In 1981

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TULSA, Oklahoma -- Have high gas prices forced you to change your habits?  When the price of a gallon of gas rose dramatically three decades ago, some Tulsans took drastic action.  They started carpooling.

Buckle up as Eyewitness News reporter Bob Losure takes you for a ride back to February 2, 1981.

You'll marvel at the fashions, the cars, and the fact that gas was a whopping $1.30 a gallon.

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