all right. we have jeff block standing in traffic. on a road in chicago. the great thing about jeff is not only does he not mind but he always has a story to tell that explains why he is standing in traffic and risking his life. i would assume, jeff, a lot has to do with low gas prices. take it from there. smoke belching vehicles passing by, and having us stan as close as we can humanly get to them, that s part of the story. the reason there s so many smoke-belching vehicles and 34.4 million people according to aaa will be driving. the most since the recession, and it s partly because gas prices are so low. take a look at the last five years, for example, you will find that gas prices have never been this low on a