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Car culture on the wane: Americans drive less despite recovering economy

Until the mid-1990s, driving levels largely tracked economic growth.. Since then, the economy has grown more rapidly than auto use.AP photo WASHINGTON — Driving in America has stalled, leading researchers to ask: Is the national love affair with the automobile over? After rising for decades, total vehicle use in the U.S. — the collective miles people drive — peaked in August 2007.

 

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