Gas prices have surged so high in certain parts of the United States that they are now beating out the apocalyptic-level predictions seen in Will Smith’s 2007 action movie I am Legend.
In the hit movie, Will Smith plays a lone survivor roaming the empty streets of Manhattan following a global apocalypse brought on by a virus that transforms humans into vampires, and, occasionally, the camera offers a preview of what gas prices might look like on the eve of the world’s end: $6.63, $6.87, $6.95, etc. Of course, that’s just a movie; surely, those kinds of astronomical prices could never happen in the real world, right?
Well…
According to Fox Business, California has the highest gas prices while the state of Oklahoma has the lowest, with urban areas like Los Angeles and New York City experiencing the highest surges well above $6, with some stations rising to as high as $7 per gallon.
Unprecedented gas prices are hurting families across the country, but drivers in blue states like California and New York are feeling an even bigger pinch at the pump.
As of Tuesday, the Democratic-led states of Washington, Nevada, Oregon, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York have the highest gas prices in the country, led by California with an average of $5.44 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas, according to GasBuddy.
Ironically enough, gas prices appear to have reached I am Legend levels in the same week that Will Smith signed on to a sequel, so let’s hope there are no vampires in our future.