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posted on August 14, 2008

American Driving Reaches Eighth Month of Steady Decline

Trend signals urgent need for new highway financing, officials say

New data released Aug. 13 by the U.S. Department of Transportation show that since last November Americans have driven 53.2 billion miles less than they did over the same period a year earlier – topping the 1970s’ total decline of 49.3 billion miles.


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