America, The Netherlands, and the Oil Crisis: 50 Years Later - Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

By Jacob Mason, ITDP The 1973 oil crisis caused gasoline prices to skyrocket and supplies to dwindle. Gasoline rationing led to long lines at gas stations and paralyzed car movement. Two countries—the United States and the Netherlands—responded to the crisis in nearly opposite ways. The Netherlands began a long-term policy shift away from a car-based