What Explains the Decline in Driving Among Young People?

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By Angie SchmittMar 29, 2017, 4:17 pm206 pts
Young adults today drive less than previous generations did at the same age — that much is clear. The question is why. The cause of the shift is a subject of dispute. Graduated driver’s licenses, changing attitudes among young people, economic contraction, and the rise of mobile communications have all…

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