Originally Posted by
genec
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This trend is further illustrated by this graphic:
Overall it is hard to say if this trend will lead to a greater use of bikes, or if there simply be less traffic, due to future generations not needing to "cruise" around for their "wares" in the same manner as earlier generations.
Overall this could lead to less autocentric cities... only time will really tell.
The stat graphed is percentage of miles driven by young people among the driving population -- might just mean there are a lot more older people driving as the boomers age. Or the number of young drivers could be driving a lot fewer miles in their increasing joblessness.
Oh wait, I just noticed the report you linked to there, about the decreasing percentages of license holders. Very interesting. I wonder how much that has to do with the specific years they looked at. 2008 will perhaps prove to be a special year. One of the brilliant things about 4$/gallon gas is that it precludes a lot of frivolous teenage driving. I wonder if those numbers have increased since '08.