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Report Says Americans Continue to Drive Less


A new study released by U.S. Public Interest Research Group shows that Americans continue to drive less. The report says that since 2004 the number of miles per capita driven has dropped every year, which also means the end of the ‘driving boom’, when the number of miles traveled in vehicles increased by 2.5% annually. Beginning with 2004 until 2012 the ...
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