The data on driving is that for nearly a decade, Americans are driving less – especially younger drivers. With an added drop in vehicle sales and issued driver licenses, some researchers and reporters suggest that the US may have passed “peak car” – and that America’s infatuation with driving may have hit its zenith in the 1990s.
Jordan Weissmann is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic, where he wrote about the concept of “peak car”.
Emily Badger, is a staff writer for The Atlantic Cities, she’s also covered the “peak car” phenomenon.
