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PD Moderator	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 10:25:58 AM Ignore PD Report Abuse If we needed any sort of evidence that the highest yearly average ever for gasoline is putting the brakes on travel, here it is. Newly released data covering miles driven in this country shows that through November of 2011, yearly travel is down 1.4%, or 38.3 billion miles. This puts U.S. motorists on par to have driven 40 billion fewer miles in 2011 than 2010. The regions that saw the biggest drops in miles traveled in November were the South Gulf and South Atlantic, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Travel in the South Gulf, which includes TX, OK, AR, LA, AL, MS, KT, and TN was down 1.7% for November vs. the same month in 2010. The South Atlantic, which includes FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, WV, and MD, saw miles traveled drop... Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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If we needed any sort of evidence that the highest yearly average ever for gasoline is putting the brakes on travel, here it is. Newly released data covering miles driven in this country shows that through November of 2011, yearly travel is down 1.4%, or 38.3 billion miles. This puts U.S. motorists on par to have driven 40 billion fewer miles in 2011 than 2010.

The regions that saw the biggest drops in miles traveled in November were the South Gulf and South Atlantic, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Travel in the South Gulf, which includes TX, OK, AR, LA, AL, MS, KT, and TN was down 1.7% for November vs. the same month in 2010. The South Atlantic, which includes FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, WV, and MD, saw miles traveled drop...

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WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:162,285 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 10, 2013 11:04:49 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse bet the tea party wants to give big oil more kickbacks to make up for it
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,863 Points:1,648,600 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 10:18:27 AM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse That should save a lot of gasoline!! How did the 2012 number compared to 2011? It did not seem to make a difference in gas prices with 2012 having the highest prices ever.
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,524 Points:444,225 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 2:14:23 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse This is great, could it mean that we no longer buy gas/oil from Venezuela or Saudi Arabia or Iran or Syria. Oh my!
Tommyguns45 Veteran Author Illinois Posts:250 Points:156,840 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2013 8:48:47 AM Ignore Tommyguns45 Report Abuse Im sure OPEC has noticed we are driving less. Maybe they wont be able to build indoor ski and skating rinks in the desert as in the past from our money
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:802 Points:500,960 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2013 5:54:07 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse So the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is probably down by a similiar percentage.
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,487 Points:1,347,530 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2013 11:07:58 AM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Tommyguns45 has a good point too. We waste a lot of money hauling kids around. Kids that live 3 blocks from our school are hauled to school on 45 passenger diesel buses where they are made to take P E for exercise. Those so fat they can't run are made to walk several minutes. A few years ago busses (in the interest of economy) would not pick up any child who lived less than 1 mile of the school. Times are good for some and not so good if you happen to be a taxpayer or out of a job.
Tommyguns45 Veteran Author Illinois Posts:250 Points:156,840 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2013 9:00:55 AM Ignore Tommyguns45 Report Abuse That is god to see and would be less if most people with kids didnt have to hug them around to soccer games, practices etc or the school buses having to go up and down every road in town to pick up kids. What happened to old fashion walking to meet for the bus. We were in better shape back then.
dcone2 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,065 Points:112,335 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 9:03:00 PM Ignore dcone2 Report Abuse ok
paulweb All-Star Author Ohio Posts:907 Points:380,825 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 12:08:51 PM Ignore paulweb Report Abuse Retired in mid-2009. Driving less because income is lower, gas prices higher.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:6,107 Points:1,303,700 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 3:25:17 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse I'll bet even lower by the end of 2012.
kiosk12y Champion Author Tulsa Posts:3,713 Points:704,590 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 6:59:28 PM Ignore kiosk12y Report Abuse ok...
dockersbin Veteran Author Virginia Beach Posts:407 Points:279,135 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 11:37:30 AM Ignore dockersbin Report Abuse Well lets all hope it gets better instead of worse!
DandD6527 Rookie Author Seattle Posts:21 Points:2,105 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 2:39:22 PM Ignore DandD6527 Report Abuse Interesting - prices go up, driving goes down; lose your job, driving goes down; non-renewable resource, prices go up, bonuses continue on...
Peachy1 All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:938 Points:1,678,935 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 2:29:35 PM Ignore Peachy1 Report Abuse Could this have to do with the cost of gasoline? Everyone has been on a much tigher budget over the last several years.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 12:55:30 PM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse ok
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 12:22:35 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse and even less in 2012
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 4:51:57 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse of course its just not affordable for some people
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:802 Points:500,960 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 12:09:05 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse I agree with pricewar
CapriceWagon Champion Author Washington Posts:1,014 Points:503,845 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 10:32:12 AM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse A little old, but I wonder how we're doing for 2012
flagtown25 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,199 Points:511,905 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 2, 2012 12:44:40 AM Ignore flagtown25 Report Abuse Ok
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:2,075 Points:302,490 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 1:07:23 AM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse sad that people can't drive because of NO WORK! why else would it be down. think about it
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2012 3:19:46 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse this is an old post
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:802 Points:500,960 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2012 2:21:57 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse That is a good thing. Were those extra miles really ever needed?
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,487 Points:1,507,735 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2012 10:51:12 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse sounds good
nevaeh04 Sophomore Author Texas Posts:114 Points:191,030 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2012 10:06:59 AM Ignore nevaeh04 Report Abuse ok pretty good
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,828 Points:1,637,220 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2012 6:03:48 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse 123c: nah, c'mon, it's helping Pig Oil execs buy another yacht. They need to change up occasionally, you know...
123cowboy Champion Author Maine Posts:1,833 Points:407,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2012 6:56:17 PM Ignore 123cowboy Report Abuse drive less...pay more...something wrong here?
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,828 Points:1,637,220 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2012 6:13:28 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse anyone surprised? Too many folks out of work and/or not enough money to make fun trips.
joegub Champion Author Scranton Posts:2,783 Points:667,545 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2012 12:43:25 PM Ignore joegub Report Abuse Taking fewer leisure trips, than ever before.
doonieb Champion Author Greensboro Posts:36,225 Points:708,185 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2012 10:59:29 AM Ignore doonieb Report Abuse With gas prices getting higher and higher its only gonna get worse.
BJWI Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,554 Points:763,925 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2012 1:12:14 AM Ignore BJWI Report Abuse People traveled less because they could not afford it ... no big mystery ... if you recall Americans spent a record percentage of their income on gas last year.
Ahking Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,599 Points:621,360 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2012 12:38:39 AM Ignore Ahking Report Abuse perhaps more people are taking public transportation.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,900 Points:2,141,460 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2012 12:38:17 AM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse if gas prices hit $5 as predicted, even less miles will be driven this year.
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,344 Points:547,255 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2012 12:23:24 AM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Absolutely!
joekayak All-Star Author Massachusetts Posts:850 Points:748,170 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 11:55:41 PM Ignore joekayak Report Abuse If gas keeps going up,this year will probably have even fewer miles driven than 2011.
tidalwave3 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,368 Points:1,489,680 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 10:03:36 PM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse i knew i hadn't gone anywhere lately
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,932 Points:967,950 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:56:42 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse The only reason I am driving less is because of the lack of work! Got to hand it to Obama, he really knows how to get things done>------->Sarcasm
knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,506 Points:717,735 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:41:47 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse Here's where the article gets stupid.... 40,000,000,000 fewer miles a year divided by almost 320,000,000 million souls in the US= 125 fewer miles per soul IN THE ENTIRE YEAR! You do the math yourselves but considering the country is recovering from the worst recession since the great depression, that is squat. I mean really, what the hell is 125 miles less a year when the average person drives well over 12,500. Answer... less than 1 %. One less long car trip for a family of four on a long weekend perhaps A YEAR. [Edited by: knot2swift at 1/30/2012 8:45:36 PM EST]
ratones1 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,987 Points:756,755 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:37:26 PM Ignore ratones1 Report Abuse DRIVE LESS...
g747 Champion Author Mobile Posts:4,682 Points:961,370 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:34:08 PM Ignore g747 Report Abuse Fuel & other commodities prices indexes were through the roof.Americans started conserving, & consolidating,plaining, our interaries to enhance our time.
JDisNo1 Sophomore Author Twin Cities Posts:129 Points:89,120 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:33:47 PM Ignore JDisNo1 Report Abuse IF WE DRIVE MORE WILL THEY LOWER THE GAS PRICES? HA HA ... DIDN'T THINK SO.
MRHONEST Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,222 Points:1,696,805 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:32:41 PM Ignore MRHONEST Report Abuse what are they doing with all the extra gas?
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:11,036 Points:2,159,245 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:30:43 PM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse I'm driving less too.
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,716 Points:628,000 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:30:37 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse So true.
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,750 Points:1,167,995 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:24:25 PM Ignore NedW Report Abuse With the exodus of industry, there's fewer people driving in the course of making a living, too.
jimmy544 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,384 Points:681,555 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:23:50 PM Ignore jimmy544 Report Abuse I wonder how this is known? For sure fuel usage is down but people are driving smaller cars and more efficient ones. So how do they know that this is true?
TXGasPriceSpy Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:7,957 Points:1,499,975 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:22:15 PM Ignore TXGasPriceSpy Report Abuse Yep, that's right.
rx7racerca Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,317 Points:1,138,280 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:21:03 PM Ignore rx7racerca Report Abuse I'm driving a fair bit more - but it's for work. Chasing a paycheck has me racking up about 550kms a week. Gotta go where the work is, while there's work to be had...
nztyraider Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,322 Points:716,955 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:14:34 PM Ignore nztyraider Report Abuse We can't afford do drive more because it's too damn expensive.
vibdata Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,181 Points:866,235 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:13:58 PM Ignore vibdata Report Abuse AND THOSE 40 BEEEELLLLION FEWER MILES COST THEM $40 BEEELLLLION MORE TO DRIVE. THAT is the PROBLEM.