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Commutes Speed Up as Fewer Drive

CHICAGO — As unemployment rises and discretionary income shrinks, millions fewer Americans are driving. For commuters, that means some of the worst bottlenecks in the country are easing.

Americans drove 8.6 billion fewer miles in January and February than during the same months in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Mileage has been declining since the end of 2007.

Amer Suifan has driven a taxi here for 17 years, but said he has never zipped around the city this fast. He can make it from downtown to O’Hare International Airport during rush hour in 30 minutes; from Wrigley Field to Hyde Park after a Chicago Cubs game in just 22 minutes.

“There’s nobody on the roads,” said the 43-year-old father of five. “Everywhere, it’s empty.”

Wall St. Journal



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