ARTICLE:Perhaps you remember in August an article about how this generation of youngsters, the Millennial's, are less likely to get a license or drive. Enter a new series of charts that shows the extent of car and drivings decline across the board in America; from the number of cars we own dipping from two to one, the average driver is driving 1,200 less miles every year (and perhaps consequently), the average driver uses less gas than they did in 1984. But, you say, that makes total sense, because of the economy less people drive, gas is expensive, maintaining a car is expensive. True. But the data shows that these declines actually started before the financial crisis and recession. That's not to say early signs of a souring economy didn't play a role, but it does call into question whether the trend of a more car-less America is intimately tied to economic conditions, or if it signals a greater change in the way we live and commute.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/11/crash-the-decline-of-us-driving-in-6-charts/281528/
