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Summer. The ideal time for a road trip. Not that Americans need an excuse to spend copious hours of time in their motor vehicles. Those of us between the ages of 35 and 54 spend an average of 15,291 miles a year driving our cars, according to the Federal Highway Administration. That’s a lot of miles. And yet, there’s been a lot of chatter recently about Americans’ dwindling love affair with the automobile. That may be true of certain demographics. The percentage of 19-year-olds with driver’s licenses is the lowest it’s been in two decades. Car-sharing rentals have reached an all-time high of 1 million (think the urban hipster set). But a large segment of the population remains more attached than ever to its cars. Consider the typical suburban family. To many, their car is not just a place to get from A to B. It’s a mobile dining cart. A place… Read More
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Summer. The ideal time for a road trip. Not that Americans need an excuse to spend copious hours of time in their motor vehicles. Those of us between the ages of 35 and 54 spend an average of 15,291 miles a year driving our cars, according to the Federal Highway Administration. That’s a lot of miles. And yet, there’s been a lot of chatter recently about Americans’ dwindling love affair with the automobile. That may be true of certain demographics. The percentage of 19-year-olds with driver’s licenses is the lowest it’s been in two decades. Car-sharing rentals have reached an all-time high of 1 million (think the urban hipster set). But a large segment of the population remains more attached than ever to its cars. Consider the typical suburban family. To many, their car is not just a place to get from A to B. It’s a mobile dining cart. A place… Read More
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