Some numbers: since the 1970s, the number of cars per person in the USA has increased by ~50%, the number of people has increased by ~60%, and, vehicle miles t

Some numbers: since the 1970s, the number of cars per person in the USA has increased by ~50%, the number of people has increased by ~60%, and, vehicle miles traveled per capita had (previous to 2020) nearly doubled. https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-962-january-30-2017-vehicles-capita-other-regionscountries-compared-united-states https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-962-january-30-201... https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=lls https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=lls