Study shows fewer young Americans bothering to get driver’s license
Thought update: Decline in teen driving could very well be the big reason behind the decline in road fatalities in the US, which has gone begging for a proper explanation. As the average US driver...
View ArticleOperating Costs of Automobiles
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View ArticleYoung whippersnappers just not that into driving these days
Meanwhile, The Least Greatest Generation drives more. Indeed, young people don’t seem that interested in driving. Just 79 percent of people between 20 and 24 had a driver’s license in 2011, compared...
View Articlemiles driven in Colorado
Just like everywhere else… DENVER – A new report from the Colorado Public Interest Research Foundations shows Coloradans have cut their per-person driving miles by 11.4 percent since 2005. via Report:...
View ArticleMore Peak Driving
Continuation of recent trend suggesting American driving may have peaked. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/travel_monitoring/14martvt/figure1.cfm
View ArticleAmericans Driving More Than Ever Before
After a few years of sweet reversal of the VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) chart, then a few years of bouncing along what looked like a New Normal, things have turned around in a big way. Cheap gas being...
View ArticleIn 2020, Traffic fatalities up, while VMT down
That’s strikingly bad. Total fatalities up 8% over 2019, while fatality rate per vmt rose 24% by one estimate. Source: Driving Was Down In 2020, But Traffic Fatality Rates Surged : NPR
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