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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   
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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• Re:Ok (Score: 3, Insightful) by c0lo on Sunday July 12 2020, @10:44PM

  by c0lo (156) on Sunday July 12 2020, @10:44PM (#1020055) Journal

  I think it's hilarious how insecure country folks are that they need to imply that city folks are too stupid to be able to manage it.

  Stupid, no. Maladjusted to the environ, rather.

  (I know both)

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford

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