Americans Are Driving Less

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4. True for my family

On the younger end, neither of my kids (28 and 31) owns a car (my daughter will very occasionally rent a Zip car). And Mr. Frazzled and I moved to a densely urban neighborhood where we mostly walk or take public transportation. Our car is used only for weekend errands and occasional out-of-town trips. We used to put at least 15K miles a year schlepping kids to piano lessons etc. when they were younger, and driving to work. Now we put fewer than 7,500 miles per year on a seven-year-old car.