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Is it true that Americans are driving less and less? Is there data to back that up? Just curious.
by recusancy 13y ago
Is it true that Americans are driving less and less? Is there data to back that up? Just curious.
- pille 13y agoI was curious too, so I tried to look it up. According to the DOT, it looks like driving mileage has trended downward slightly since a peak in 2007, FWIW. http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_01_40.html_mfd http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/pub...
- reportingsjr 13y agoYep, it is true! I think currently we are back down to ~ 1992 VMT (vehicle miles traveled) after peaking in 2004.
- heydenberk 13y agoAnd the US population is 10% to 20% bigger than it was the last time it was this low, so the VMT per person is trending downward even more. Here in the northeast corridor we're trying to figure out what to do about a bunch of pending plans to add lanes to highways.