You know, you could do that and make a statement about rising prices by riding a bike on the Interstate. Then you'll get on all the news headlines. It'll probably on the same level as the state that refused the barge full of trash. As an effect, people began to recycle more.
The only news you'll get is a section in the obituaries.
Anyways, riding a bike/mo-ped/scooter/etc on a interstate highway is illegal, next time look at the signs posted on the entrance ramps.
Anyways, I'm surprised more people arent looking in purchasing diesel engines; diesel engines can run on filtered vegetable oil without any modifications to the engine.