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Millennials Drive for 8% Fewer of their Weekly Trips than Older Generations

posted by martyb on Saturday July 11 2020, @03:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the how-you-gonna-get-there? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Millennials drive for 8% fewer trips than older generations:

we surveyed 2,225 American adults of all ages. On average millennials drive for 8% fewer of their typical weekly trips than baby boomers or Gen Xers.

Moreover, this difference does not disappear when we control for demographic information, proving that millennial behavior is not just about being young, single and low-income. Instead, what distinguishes millennials are their attitudes.

Millennials are more pro-environment than previous generations and less likely to believe driving gives them independence. They also see driving as more dangerous and want a travel mode that offers side benefits such as exercise or the ability to read or use social media.

The generational difference has profound implications for auto manufacturers.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:49PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:49PM (#1019593)

    Finally we have descended ascended to decent Internet quality. Only took 4 years. Mansplainin' the clitoris, thanks for that - made my day.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @06:15PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @06:15PM (#1019618)

    LOL. There's plenty of anecdotal evidence for any argument to be made about female sexual preferences, and no "evidence" other than philosophical navel-gazing about the nature of procreation by the mentally unstable. Some women want it fast, some slow, some clit only, some no clit action at all, anal, oral, etc. Rather than trying to make sweeping generalizations about women, and insinuations that all men are brainless incompetents, why don't you STFU?

    • (Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday July 12 2020, @05:00AM

      by Bot (3902) on Sunday July 12 2020, @05:00AM (#1019734) Journal

      Sweeping generalisation #1:
      All women like to think they are unlike all other women.

      Sweeping generalisation #2:
      If you don't agree with the truth value of #1, you're a female or an incel.

      These 2 assertions build up a system of thought so solid... that they want to outlaw it.

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    • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Sunday July 12 2020, @11:07AM

      by acid andy (1683) on Sunday July 12 2020, @11:07AM (#1019791) Homepage Journal

      Well said.

      philosophical navel-gazing about the nature of procreation by the mentally unstable

      Funny you should say that. I was manic when I replied to this thread.

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      If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?

  • (Score: 2) by acid andy on Saturday July 11 2020, @06:47PM

    by acid andy (1683) on Saturday July 11 2020, @06:47PM (#1019627) Homepage Journal

    My pleasure. And hopefully hers as well.

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    If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?