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The Pandemic Emptied American Roads. But Driving Is Picking Back Up

Miles driven in the U.S. plummeted remarkably in the middle of March — dropping by 30% in a single week. Now driving is slowly resuming, a trend that began before stay-at-home orders were lifted.
An aerial view shows downtown Los Angeles on April 30. U.S. miles driven decreased remarkably quickly in March, and driving slowly started to resume again — while remaining well below typical levels.

America is starting its engines again.

Freeways and city streets have been remarkably empty for weeks. The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in U.S. traffic — total miles driven dropped by more than 40% in the last two weeks

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