PRESS RELEASE FROM AAA:
Tuesday, JUNE 23, 2009 (HAMILTON, N.J.) – Americans drove more miles in April 2009 then the same month last year, recording a month-over-month VMT – or vehicle miles traveled – increase for the first time since October 2007.
Nationally, VMT increased nearly 1% in April 2009, to 249.5 billion miles, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Year-to-date, however, Americans have decreased their driving by approximately 10 billion miles – a more than 1% decrease – over the corresponding period a year earlier.
In New Jersey, Garden State motorists drove fewer miles in April 2009 than the same month last year. The state’s VMT decrease was less than 1%, bringing total miles traveled on the state’s roads for April 2009 to about 6.3 billion miles.
New Jersey was among 18 states that recorded fewer April 2009 VMTs. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia recorded more VMTs; and, one state was even, according to the federal data. April 2009 data is the most recent national and state VMT data available. It was released late last week.
The data show that since October 2007, New Jersey has recorded three month-over-month VMT increases: February and April 2008, and February 2009.
New Jersey motorists have driven 1.34 billion fewer total miles in the 19 months from October 2007 to April 2009 compared to corresponding months a year earlier, or October 2006 to April 2008, data show.
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