livincinco Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 US vehicle sales have returned to 2007 levels driven primarily by increased truck sales. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/us-spending-is-risingand-its-almost-all-because-of-cars/371627/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Driver license levels also are at lows particularly among young people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Driver license levels also are at lows particularly among young peopleActually, youth driver license levels reached all time lows in 2011, but have been climbing since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Actually, youth driver license levels reached all time lows in 2011, but have been climbing since then.The love affair is over. There's a generational shift that you and others simply can't and won't fathom.http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/report-finds-americans-are-driving-less-led-by-youth.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 The love affair is over. There's a generational shift that you and others simply can't and won't fathom. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/report-finds-americans-are-driving-less-led-by-youth.html And here we go again. If anyone tries to find holes in the report, you'll just reply with more of the same, flooding this thread with links, all from pro-transit opinion pieces or other sites. There will be at least 3 more pages of arguing that will devolve to more of the same freeways vs. trains crap (expect Culberson to be mentioned in a negative light), and it will only stop when people lose interest or Subdude starts issuing warnings. There. I just accurately predicted the future of this thread. You can thank me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 And here we go again. If anyone tries to find holes in the report, you'll just reply with more of the same, flooding this thread with links, all from pro-transit opinion pieces or other sites. There will be at least 3 more pages of arguing that will devolve to more of the same freeways vs. trains crap (expect Culberson to be mentioned in a negative light), and it will only stop when people lose interest or Subdude starts issuing warnings. There. I just accurately predicted the future of this thread. You can thank me later. New York Times is a pro transit site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Didn't take long for the usual suspects to hijack. Closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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