For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: number of miles Americans drove in March shows because monthly decline in history:
The Department of Transportation said figures from March show the steepest decrease in driving ever recorded. Compared with March a year earlier, Americans drove an estimated 4.3 percent less -- that's 11 billion fewer miles, the DOT's Federal Highway Administration said Monday, calling it "the sharpest yearly drop for any month in FHWA history." Records have been kept since 1942. According to AAA, for the first time since 2002, Americans said they were planning to drive less over the Memorial Day weekend than they did the year before.
Have gas prices changed your driving habits? Have they impacted other consumer purchases or vacation plans? How much do you see this impacting the economy?
