have dropped for 20 days in a row. >> consumer demand is down. >> one, the economy remains quite weak. two, people are driving more fuel-efficient cars and, three, people aren't driving as much as they used to. >> reporter: still aaa says this year's prices are the third highest on record for independence day, right behind $3.57 a gallon in 2011 and a long way from the sticker shock we experienced in 2008. gas prices of more than $4. be prepared to dish out more on your holiday road trip if you're driving in west coast states like california and washington. the cheapest spots, southern spots like alabama and south carolina. still, some would rather stay at home than fill up. >> are you driving anywhere for the fourth? >> yeah, i'm going to drive my significant, that's as far as i can afford to get with these prices. >> and drivers in these eight states, connecticut, california,