Sean Reilly predicted 2020 will be the Great American Road Trip Summer in a May 12 interview at the JP Morgan Global Technology Media and Communications Conference: This summer it’s clear to me for a variety of reasons that we’re going to see a record for miles driven…People are not […]
(1) Transit ridership declined 2 percent in 2018. (2) Gas prices are down. “Since last Wednesday (May 8),” says AAA, “the national average for unleaded regular gasoline has fallen two cents to $2.86. However, with summer on the horizon, pump prices will likely rebound during the run-up to Memorial Day.” […]
Motorists are paying the highest gas prices since 2014, but the good news: the national average price at the pump held steady over the Memorial Day holiday. The five-day national average was $2.97 a gallon, the AAA motor club said on May 29. Oil market dynamics: OPEC may increase output […]
New research on driver behavior says drowsiness is a bigger problem than previously revealed in government estimates. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety issued a report February 8 based on dash-cam video from 700+ crashes. Detecting drowsiness after crashes is difficult and under-reported, the auto club said. Federal estimates […]
The latest research shows upswings in vehicle ownership and miles driven. At the University of Michigan, Dr. Michael Sivak of the Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) crunches data on vehicle ownership and miles driven since 1984. His latest report, the tenth iteration, was released in January (2018). Here are highlights […]
