Fewer Mainers hitting the open road

[jpak]

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=224047&ac=PHnws

Maine is near the top of the list of states showing a decline in highway miles driven in September.

American motorists drove 10.7 billion fewer miles in September than they did for the same month last year, according to the Federal Highway Administration. That's a decline of 4.4 percent.

In Maine, the number of highway miles driven for the month was down 7.5 percent. Only South Carolina (down 8.4 percent) and Vermont (down 7.9 percent) had steeper declines. New Hampshire was down 6.7 percent.

Only one state, North Dakota, showed an increase for the month.

<more>

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Well, I expect it might go up again a little with lower gas prices. Maybe.