Americans drove more miles in 2015 than any year since the U.S. government started keeping records 45 years ago. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently reported that Americans drove a record 3.148 trillion miles last year. In case you are wondering, that is enough to take 337 round trips from Earth to Pluto. There are number of reasons Americans are driving more, according to experts. The first is the price of gas, which has dropped to 2004 levels in the past year. The American Automobile Association said the average price of unleaded regular gasoline is $1.71 a gallon, or 45.17 cents per liter. That is the lowest price since 2004. P.J. Sriraj, interim executive director of the Urban Transportation Center at the University of Chicago, said the lower cost to fill up a car or truck is just one reason Americans are driving more. Another reason is that more Americans are back to work after the 2008 recession, and driving to their jobs, he said.
Title: Americans Drove More in 2015
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Sriraj, interim executive director of the Urban Transportation Center at the University of Chicago, said the lower cost to fill up a car or truck is just one reason Americans are driving more.</span> <span data-start-time='80563' data-end-time='90750'>Another reason is that more Americans are back to work after the 2008 recession, and driving to their jobs, he said.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/drive_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5485 data-hint-location='80563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/what_does_recession_mean.m4a'>What does recession mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a period of temporary economic decline'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/no_difference.m4a'><span>no difference</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/a_period_of_temporary_economic_decline.m4a'><span>a period of temporary economic decline</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/capable_of_producing_desired_results.m4a'><span>capable of producing desired results</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/the_ability_to_choose_something.m4a'><span>the ability to choose something</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5486 data-hint-location='64854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/why_are_americans_driving_more.m4a'>Why are Americans driving more?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='low gas prices'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/low_gas_prices.m4a'><span>low gas prices</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/less_accidents.m4a'><span>less accidents</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/more_cars.m4a'><span>more cars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/more_roads.m4a'><span>more roads</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5487 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/americans_drove_more__blank__in_2015_than_any_year.m4a'>Americans drove more <span class='blank'>miles</span> in 2015 than any year.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='miles'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/children.m4a'><span>children</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/carpools.m4a'><span>carpools</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/trips.m4a'><span>trips</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/877/miles.m4a'><span>miles</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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