Aug 6, 2019
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Record Number Of Miles Driven In U.S. Last Year
David Schaper, NPR, February 21, 2017
Americans are driving more than ever before, according to new data released today by the Federal Highway Administration.
Drivers in cars, trucks, minivans and SUVs put a record 3.22 trillion miles on the nation’s roads last year, up 2.8 percent from 3.1 trillion miles in 2015.
It’s the fifth consecutive year of increased miles driven on public roads and highways, reflecting a strengthening economy, but it also “underscores the demands facing American’s roads and bridges,” according to a statement from the FHWA, “and reaffirms calls for greater investment in surface transportation infrastructure.”
One downside to the increase in vehicle miles driven is worsening traffic congestion.
The mapping and navigation software company TomTom analyzed GPS data from around the country and finds that traffic congestion was about 2 to 4 percent worse in most cities last year than it was in 2015.
The annual TomTom Traffic Index ranks Los Angeles as the worst U.S. city in terms of traffic congestion, followed by San Francisco, New York, Seattle and San Jose. Rounding out the top 10 are Miami, Portland, Honolulu, Washington, DC and Boston.
The GPS data show that in Los Angeles, trips take, on average, 44 minutes longer than if traffic was free-flowing.
“That’s quite a bit,” says Nitin Kartik, director of business development for TomTom. “When you look at that on an annual basis, in Los Angeles, people are wasting about 170 hours sitting in traffic.”
But Kartik says if just five percent of drivers change their commuting plans by leaving earlier, later or taking public transportation or biking to work, that can reduce traffic congestion at peak travel times by up to 30 percent.
No American city cracks the top ten globally, as Mexico City, Bangkok, and Jakarta have the worst traffic congestion in the world.
Another downside to more traffic is more crashes. The National Safety Council says traffic fatalities increased 6 percent last year and topped 40,000 for the first time since 2007. What’s even more troubling is that the rate of fatal crashes is increasing at a time when vehicles mechanically are becoming safer. Experts cite speed, distracted driving, and alcohol as the top three killers on the road.
If I go to sleep then ..I get to be asleep which is good But then I will be closer to tomorrow and i don't want to do tomorrow
I forgot to tell anyone that I was gone so yeah... I was in Pennsylvania for a family reunion which was really fun! My baby cousin Emma is super cute and I got to tour Falling Water! Heads up: in 3 days I'm leaving for a 2 week driving trip on the west coast (Seattle, Oregon, and Vancouver) so I will be really infrequent due to lack of wi fi!
And now I have to leave for work.
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#2 Summer School.
I don't remember sleeping before 9 PM up until 11 AM in such a longgggg time. I didn't wake up once in between. Felt so replenished after that. Darn summer school making me drained as hell.
Visited Brenda yesterday after class, she gets to go out of hospital yesterday so I went to eat with her before heading home. She finally finished her chemo! Woohoo. Got home and not long after I went straight to bed. I was so tired :(
Had a driving lesson today at 12, I just wanna keep driving!! Can't wait 'til I get my P's.Dunno if we're still going night market tonight, Julie hasn't replied.. I might as well finish watching Harold and Kumar now.