5 exorbitantly priced cartoons about the rising cost of gas

Artists take on a cheaper commute, the benefit of a bicycle, and more

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A man in a suit with a briefcase rides a horse next to two larger race horses ridden by jockeys. One jockey says, “He’s not part of the Kentucky Derby. With the price of gas, that’s how he commutes to work!”

(Image credit: John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A man in a car looks at a bicycle encased in glass. A sign on the glass reads, "Break glass in case of fuel crisis."

(Image credit: Manny Francisco / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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