Driving Sags, Capping Biggest U.s. Drop In 66 Years

By Angela Greiling Keane Bloomberg News, San Jose Mercury News: Business
Thu, 02/19/2009 - 5:39pm

U.S. motorists cut back on driving for a record 14th consecutive month in December, capping a 2008 drop that was the steepest in the 66 years the federal government has collected the figures.

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